Job seekers push the creativity envelope.

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In a competitive job market, some people will go to great lengths to attract an employer's attention. The Creative Group, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based specialized staffing service providing marketing, advertising, creative, and Web professionals on a project basis, surveyed 250 U.S. advertising and marketing executives for unique strategies people have utilized while looking for work. They were asked: "What is the most unusual or most creative tactic you have ever heard of a job hunter using to land an advertising or marketing job?" Among their responses:

* "A guy organized a chain letter that included a request for me to send his resume to 12 other agencies."

* "One candidate handcuffed himself to the desk during the interview."

* "Someone attached pineapple scratch-and-sniff stickers to his resume."

* "We had a job seeker send us a singing telegram."

* "One candidate sent us his resume written on a softball."

* "Someone being interviewed jumped on the manager's desk to make his point."

* "One job seeker sent lottery tickets with her resume."

* "An applicant rented a billboard that could be seen from our creative director's window and used it to list his qualifications."

* "We had a candidate bring two bodyguards with him to the interview."

* "A candidate sent us a T-shirt with the names of everyone in the company on it--and her own."

* "One person sent everyone in the company flowers. He didn't get the job, but the office smelled great."

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