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> ...received a résumé for a finance job earlier this year that included an avatar of the applicant sweating. > “That was to show they hustle like no one else,
by sdinsn 7y ago
> ...received a résumé for a finance job earlier this year that included an avatar of the applicant sweating.
> “That was to show they hustle like no one else,” says John Lowe, the company’s chief executive. “That is an important attribute that we prize.”
That has to be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard
- ignoramous 7y agoHey, don't blame the applicant. May be they A/B tested the résumé [0], for all we know. They're selling themselves, and résumé is their landing page. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20151104203316/https://signalvnoise.com/posts/2991-behind-the-scenes-ab-testing-part-3-final https://web.archive.org/web/20151104203316/https://signalvno...
- mv4 7y agoThe whole premise reminds me of the infamous "impossible is nothing" resume submitted to UBS back in 2006. Sadly, the author died. For those unfamiliar, it included: * Cover letter * Resume: one and a half pages * Writing sample: eight pages * A glamour shot of Vayner * Seven-minute video that features the following feats by Vayner: * Interview: gives advice for achieving life goals * Bench press: 495 pounds (225 kilograms) * Downhill skiing with jumps * Tennis serve: 140 miles per hour (225 km/h or 63 m/s) * Ballroom dancing with a female dancer * Karate chop: seven bricks broken Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Is_Nothing_(video_r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Is_Nothing_(video_r...
- FillardMillmore 7y agoThis is absolutely hilarious and I've never heard of it. Thanks!
- HenryBemis 7y agoThat reminds me of the "Possimpible"(?) episode of HIMYM with "Barney Stinson"'s video CV: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GuLcxg5VGuo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GuLcxg5VGuo Just checked, that is a 2009 episode, thus/possible created in 2008, so the aforementioned CV predated that of the HIMYM TV series https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1256175/?ref_=fn_al_tt_11 https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1256175/?ref_=fn_al_tt_11
- Rebelgecko 7y agoWow, what an interesting video and backstory. From watching the video, I think it's debatable whether or not he's actually doing some of those things. Especially after reading the New Yorker article in which he comes across as a pathological liar. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/10/23/aleksey-the-great https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/10/23/aleksey-the-gr...
- mv4 7y agohe’d taught tennis to Jerry Seinfeld and Harrison Ford! Thanks for the link.
- DonHopkins 7y agoYou show you hustle like no one else by showing results, not by copying and pasting clip-art.