Guerilla Tactics Get Creative Team Hired

Steve Hall

Jan. 25, 2005
1 min read

Canadian-based ihaveanidea Events Editor Brendan Watson, writing on organization’s website shares how he and his creative partner, Jana, used some very inventive tactics to get noticed by those they wanted to work for. From Peanust paraphanalia to branded caffeine capsule packaging to self-created office space, Brendan and Jana got noticed and got hired. Now don’t go copying their ideas but a resume and a book are useless unless they get seen. This creative team found methods that got their work seen.

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