[Millee]

Sent a nude photo of himself to the hiring manager.

Pissant......

[BipolarBob]

The nude picture of myself is definitely out. Now, . . . .being a stalker . . . hmmmm. But I wouldn't hire a stalker. That is counter-intuitive.

[Mr. Jeeves]

These things communicate loud and clear that the candidate is a needy and desperate loser. I doubt any of these people got hired.

[Millee]

Ping..

[Mr. Jeeves]

Multiple people are vying for the same open positions in most situations.

The lesson is: never vie for open positions.

By the time a position becomes "open", it has already been rejected by the internal candidates and outside candidates a company has on file. It is likely to be a low-paying, high stress job that isn't worth the effort.

The newspaper classifieds are a list of all the bad jobs nobody wanted. Internet sites are only marginally better.

Instead, create new openings for yourself by being active in professional organizations and building a network of hiring manager contacts within companies. If they already know you and like your work, they will create a job for you when the time is right.

[Dashing Dasher]

* Sent a nude photo of himself to the hiring manager.

*

Pissant? I thought the same exact thing!

Did he send you that picture too?

LOL!!!

[martin_fierro]

Came dressed as a cat.

Hey, it got me the gig.

[RogueIsland]

* Used a celebrity official fan site as one of their portfolio accomplishments.

I'm not sure I see the problem here if the person was applying for a web design position. It's not much different from people who use their user mods as portfolio accomplishments when trying to get into the game business (which is a widely accepted practice at this point).

[pissant]

I much prefer the ladies use their imaginations. Build appetite. ;o)

[Clemenza]

I guess the wildest thing I ever did as a young job seeker was sneak past security into Citibank's offices to get to confront the hiring manager directly. Needless to say, I did not get the job.

[muir_redwoods]

"Sent a nude photo of himself to the hiring manager."

What was the, ahhhh..... position being applied for?