While wandering through forums and nerdy corners of the internet, we stumbled upon some unconventional IT resumes. Some of these resumes seem to serve as outlets for self-expression, while others are bold attempts to catch the recruiter’s attention — despite their unconventional nature, both types are genuine efforts to land a job. Then there are the satirical critiques of the hiring system, cleverly disguised as CVs.
Here are the strangest — and most entertaining — resumes we found. Which of them would you invite for an interview?
A brilliant pony
Inspired by My Little Pony, the resume below was created years ago by Joseph Redmon, the creator of the popular object detection algorithm YOLO (You Only Look Once). It’s still available on his website.
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His qualifications are locked behind a paywall. Somewhere, a recruiter is reaching for their wallet.
Is this a resume or a restaurant menu? 🍚
One developer described himself as a bowl of white rice: versatile, adaptable, and ready to become anything. He provided examples: lemon rice as a metaphor for Java development and ghee rice for mobile development, among others.
According to the hiring manager who shared the story on Quora, the resume got the developer an interview, but not the job.
Facebook style
A developer shared the resume below on Quora. He designed it in 2010 when applying for an SDE role at Facebook. “I was thinking of doing something different and got a bit carried away,” he explained. He added a “Why?” section on the CV stating, “Love Creativity; Think so does Facebook.” Despite his creativity in recreating a Facebook profile page, he didn’t get an interview.
Meet the unicorn dev 🦄
The resume below was shared on Reddit by its creator, who says that, after experiencing an “anger meltdown” with interviews that led nowhere, he decided to create a parody CV just to spam apply to companies and waste their time. Surprisingly, he received genuine responses, he says, with recruiters inviting him for interviews and some even describing him as “a terrific profile.”
According to him, some of the companies that responded to the parody had previously rejected his real CV, stating they chose candidates whose profiles aligned more closely with the role.
Rickroller
A developer with excellent copywriting skills conducted an experiment in which she created and shared the prank CV below. She claims to have received interview invitations from several major companies — she even shared the screenshots of the email exchanges with those companies on Reddit. On top of all the outrageous nonsense (“Spread Herpes to 60% of the intern team”), all the links she included in the resume itself and email communication with HR were rickrolls. Nevertheless, the alleged experience at FAANG companies appeared to be the key factor in receiving those interview invitations.
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8 Comments
Artikel ini memberikan gambaran bahwa proses rekrutmen tidak hanya tentang memenuhi kualifikasi, tetapi juga tentang bagaimana seseorang mempresentasikan dirinya. CV yang kreatif dapat membantu kandidat tampil berbeda di tengah banyaknya pelamar, namun tetap perlu diimbangi dengan keterampilan dan pengalaman yang nyata. Hal ini menjadi pengingat bahwa inovasi dan profesionalisme harus berjalan beriringan dalam membangun karier di era digital.
Seru melihat berbagai pendekatan kreatif dalam membuat CV. Artikel ini mengingatkan bahwa personal branding dapat menjadi nilai tambah, selama tetap menjaga keseimbangan antara inovasi, profesionalisme, dan kredibilitas.
Kreativitas pada CV memang dapat menjadi nilai tambah, tetapi penting untuk menjaga keseimbangan antara desain yang menarik dan informasi yang mudah dipahami. CV yang terlalu unik justru berisiko mengalihkan perhatian dari kompetensi utama kandidat.
menurut saya artikel ini menarik karena menunjukkan bahwa kreativitas dalam membuat CV memang bisa membuat seseorang lebih mudah diperhatikan oleh perusahaan. Namun, saya juga merasa penting untuk tetap jujur mengenai pengalaman dan kemampuan yang dimiliki. Kreativitas boleh digunakan untuk menarik perhatian, tetapi tetap harus disertai dengan kemampuan yang benar-benar dimiliki.
menarik karena menunjukkan bahwa kreativitas dalam membuat CV bisa menjadi cara untuk menarik perhatian recruiter. Namun, kreativitas tetap perlu disesuaikan dengan posisi yang dilamar dan tidak boleh mengalahkan informasi mengenai kemampuan serta pengalaman yang dimiliki.
This is such a fun perspective on resumes! I find it interesting that some people use their CV not only to show their skills, but also to express their personality and challenge traditional hiring practices. I’m curious, though—how do recruiters actually react to resumes this unconventional? Could being creative help someone stand out, or could it make them less likely to be considered for an interview?
Kreativitas memang bisa membuat kandidat lebih mudah diingat oleh recruiter, tetapi tetap perlu disesuaikan dengan posisi dan menunjukkan kompetensi yang relevan. Saya jadi penasaran, dalam proses rekrutmen di bidang IT saat ini, apakah recruiter lebih mempertimbangkan desain CV atau isi dan kemampuan teknis kandidat?
Saya baru memahami bahwa CV untuk bidang teknologi tidak harus selalu dibuat dengan format yang formal dan biasa. Ternyata, kreativitas dalam menyusun CV juga dapat digunakan untuk menunjukkan kemampuan, pengalaman, dan karakter seseorang agar lebih mudah diperhatikan oleh perusahaan. Dari sini saya jadi tahu bahwa CV bukan hanya berisi daftar pengalaman, tetapi juga dapat menjadi cara untuk menunjukkan kemampuan dan keunikan diri.