6 Out-of-the-Box Job Search Ideas That Worked

6 Out-of-the-Box Job Search Ideas That WorkedI am constantly striving to educate my clientsand the general job seeking publicthat sitting at home scrolling through the job boards all day is NOT the way to find a job. Ive published many articles on hidden job market strategies, and over the past week, I have been taking a microscopic look at individual job seeker success stories. Today, Im bringing you six very short and very unique stories of how each of these job seekers found workand NONE of them involve using a job board.Using Technology, Branding, and Some CreativityAlec Brownstein is an ad executive who was out of work for a long time. Finally, he reached deep into his pockets and bought six Google ads. They began simply enough with, Hey and then included the name of a creative director. He was banking on their egos sooner or later, he figured, theyd self-Google. When they did, his ad appeared above the other search results, with a link to his web site. He got four interviews a nd two offers, and now his days of sitting at home are over.Employers Applying for Employees?Andrew Horner decided to invite employers to apply in order to hire him. He used his website to state what he wanted in a job, and asked employers to tell him what they had to offer him. He got 44 offers, and now hes working in mortgage financing.Giving a Helping HandSandip Singh is the CEO of GoGetFunding, and he hired a programmer after the man was nice enough to show him an error on the GoGetFunding siteand then proceeded to tell him how to change the coding in order to fix the error.Speaking to the CompanyJeanne Hwang wanted to work at Pinterest, so she built a Pinterest CV and headed it Hey Pinterest This aint your mamas resume Pinterest didnt express interest, but Francisco Guerrero, the founder of the Pinterest analytics site, Pintics, saw it and offered her a job.Deciding Against a Traditional ResumeEric Ghandi built a resume that he modeled off a Google search results page. He credi ts it with helping him get a job as a designer for the Weather Channel.Im Noticing a Trend of Mentioning the EmployerMike Freeman created a website with an About Me page that started off with Im Mike Freeman, and I want to work at Shopify. His home page began with So, Ive noticed that Mike Freeman doesnt work for you guys yet . Shopify hired him.Will It Work?Who knows? But if networking, resume dropping, and checking out the job boards arent panning out for you, why not try going outside the box? What do you have to lose? Theres a dream job at your dream employer that you could gainThis article is part of our Hope for Your Job Search Series. My goal is to bring you uplifting inspirational and hope-filled stories, tips and advice to encourage you during your job search.