Most Impressive Job Seeker Tactics

Other responses included:

• “An applicant walked in with coffee and donuts, and her resume underneath.”
• “I've had someone outline what he planned to do for the company in his first six months.”
• “One job seeker sent a handmade get well card when she heard the hiring manager was under the weather.”
• “I've had people offer to work for free.”
• “I recall someone who travelled a great distance just to be interviewed.”
• “One applicant sent a gift and an invitation to coffee.”
• “We had a candidate who contacted our board of directors to try to make his case for being hired.”

The survey was developed by OfficeTeam, conducted by an independent research firm, and is based on telephone interviews with more than 650 HR managers at companies with 20 or more employees in the United States and Canada.

Rebecca Moore
editors@plansponsor.com