{"id":5051,"date":"2012-05-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/05\/14\/hire-me-billboard-sign-gets-22-yr-old-a-job\/"},"modified":"2012-05-14T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T04:00:00","slug":"hire-me-billboard-sign-gets-22-yr-old-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/14\/hire-me-billboard-sign-gets-22-yr-old-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Hire Me! Billboard Sign Gets 22 yr old a Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5050\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/cd66a7a18d37d7e5dd969c249e9a1ecb.jpg\" alt=\"Credit: Time\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Bennett Olson with his billboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Cover letters not working out? Already tried\u00a0<a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/googlepleasehire.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guerilla social media strategies<\/a>\u00a0to get noticed by a potential employer? Think bigger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2012\/05\/10\/bennett-olson-billboard-resume-job-hired_n_1506822.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billboard-size<\/a>\u00a0bigger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">After\u00a0<a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/articles.businessinsider.com\/2012-05-09\/news\/31638722_1_billboard-14x48-website\" rel=\"noreferrer\">losing his job at a casino<\/a>\u00a0in March, 22-year-old Bennett Olson needed a job, and he needed to stand out. \u00a0So, naturally, the Minnesota resident took a cue from the Paul Rudd-Jason Segel bromance<em style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">\u00a0<a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/13146776\" rel=\"noreferrer\">I Love You, Man<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and bought space on an electronic billboard near downtown Minneapolis last month,\u00a0<a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/kstp.com\/news\/stories\/S2581247.shtml?cat=127\" rel=\"noreferrer\">KTSP<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">The billboard featured an 8-second clip of Olson\u2019s smiling face next to his message, \u201cHIRE ME!\u201d He also included the address of his\u00a0<a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/05\/11\/guys-billboard-resume-gets-him-a-job\/bennett-olson.com\">personal website<\/a>. His $300 investment in 24 cumulative hours of screen time paid off, too: Olson was hired for a marketing position by a 3D scanning company in Bloomington.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">\u201cAfter receiving quite a bit of attention, support and ultimately interviews I felt that Laser Design &amp; GKS Services was the right fit because they are a young, yet established company which will provide me with the opportunity to learn and grow my career,\u201d Olson told\u00a0<a style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #cc0000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kare11.com\/news\/article\/975543\/396\/Man-who-put-resume-on-billboard-gets-a-job\" rel=\"noreferrer\">KARE 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">It\u2019s a tough economy, but what\u2019s next? Blimps? Flash-mobs in the company parking lot? Singing telegrams? Maybe the next growth industry will be coming up with novel jobhunting strategies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Got a better idea on how to get a job? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span class=\"meta-prep meta-prep-author\" style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span class=\"author vcard\" style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><span class=\"author vcard\" style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">Zafar, Aylin. &#8220;Guy\u2019s Billboard Resume Gets Him a Job&#8221; TIME. 11 May 2012. Web.<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\">View original article at TIME.com:<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-image: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arvo, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; text-align: -webkit-auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 0px; border: 0px initial initial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/05\/11\/guys-billboard-resume-gets-him-a-job\/\">http:\/\/newsfeed.time.com\/2012\/05\/11\/guys-billboard-resume-gets-him-a-job\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cover letters not working out? Already tried\u00a0guerilla social media strategies\u00a0to get noticed by a potential employer? Think bigger. Billboard-size\u00a0bigger. After\u00a0losing his job at a casino\u00a0in March, 22-year-old Bennett Olson needed a job, and he needed to stand out. \u00a0So, naturally, the Minnesota resident took a cue from the Paul Rudd-Jason<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/05\/14\/hire-me-billboard-sign-gets-22-yr-old-a-job\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":5050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2860],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-jon","post-5051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hire Me! 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