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Should You Build Your Resume in SlideShare? This Guy Did

By Rick Broida

Updated on: February 11, 2011 / 5:18 PM EST / MoneyWatch

Earlier this year I told you about copywriter Ed Hamilton's clever, innovative rÃ©sumÃ©, which unfurled across Google Maps -- and earned him a ton of blogosphere attention in the process.

Online-advertising strategist Jesse Desjardins also recommends taking an unconventional approach, this time in the form of a presentation-style resume hosted on a service like SlideShare. His own slide deck says it all:

Really Ugly RÃ©sumÃ©s

What do you think? Would something like this work for your rÃ©sumÃ©, or do you think it wouldn't fly in your industry? (Hey, not every HR department is open to new ideas.)

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