Hey, I've tried that! :) http://www.behance.net/gall...

Employer: That's wonderful, when can you start?

You: I can start tomorrow.

Employer: I was talking to the doll.

You didn't really do the same thing. She used Legos and made something from scratch, you just repainted a toy you bought.

Looking beyond the concept to the actual execution, yes, you are correct. Nothing gets by you ThomasNewman!

I think Evan Light proved how he's more creative than you, ThomasNewman. I bet your toy would be a Chia Pet® that didn't grow. Kudos Leah & Evan for your creativity and initiative! :)

You just said she used Legos.

why?

there's a fine line between innovation and creativity. both should be highly regarded. making use of something already in use gets 1 point plus for being sustainable :)

(y) Evan Light :D

So adorable! Did it work for you?

Unfortunately it didn't! I learned that day not all creative résumés have fairytale endings (not on the first attempt at least).

Mine didn't work either. At the time I was thinking in working at a toy company or advertising agency for toys or games.

It's amazing how great minds think alike ;)
Keep up that creative strive!!

My LEGO version CV http://bit.ly/1jONCLq

This is really cool, Lou! Nice job! Much more polished than my effort.

Thanks Leah! I'm a designer afterall...

Yours however is made out of scratch!
Keep up that unusual creative thinking!

and keep us updated on the intern position you applied for ;)

Starting an Advertising career by having one's resume featured in AdWeek? Not too shabby, Leah! You will go far. GL!

I hope she addressed her spelling mistake before sending! Otherwise she just disproved her "attention to detail".

ahh...indispensable. took me a minute. Still, I think there's something to be said for her creativity. That 'mishap' would not stop me from hiring her.

When do I start? Rgds. Leah.

Don't worry -- a lot has been improved since the post!

This looks great! Good for her!

Love it! Creativity should be in all departments of an advertising agency! Props to Leah and good luck :-)

I did this too....https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net..., I am a graphic designer doing free-lance. I used to love those sponge animals in the pill containers so I made a cut out of myself out of sponge, bought empty pill casings, manually stuffed "my spongy self" into the casing and warm water does the rest. I used a Mario illustration as the base of my drawing and used a paper doll cut out from made by Sizzix.

awesome!

this is creative, innovative, inspiring, and a multitude of other adjectives people who work for adweek should have in their vocabulary. but it is not "adorable." she is neither 3, nor a cat. great back-handed compliment, headline editor.

Am I the only person horrified by this article?

Are we, in this age of Austerity and the jobless recovery, now things we have to promote
ourselves as?

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We're speaking about this resume on our blog specialized in creative "jobseek" : (the best and the worst of them !) http://www.creative-resume.net

"Basic graphic design"

Great. An account type with "an eye for design." Please, dear. Just keep the client happy and off creative's back.

Wow, way to be a condescending jackass. Are you a little mad that someone is more creative than you?

More creative than I am? I wouldn't bet on it? My point is, slick, is that account types should represent the client to the creative and the creative to the client, not aspire to be creative.