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Thread poster: Apurva Barve
Apurva Barve
Apurva Barve
German to English
Feb 11, 2013

A French job-seeker has "sold" himself with an online resume made to look like an Amazon page.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/31/business/fake-amazon-resume-cv-philippe-dubost/index.html?goback=.gde_135360_member_211150859
 
Charles Milton Ling
Charles Milton Ling
Local time: 22:16
English to German
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I admire him! Feb 11, 2013

And wish him all the best.
 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 22:16
Member (2009)
English to German
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Outstanding Feb 12, 2013

He is really standing out from the "crowd" of job seekers.
His idea is simply fantastic and seem to have produced the desired results.
All the best to him.
 
Fiona Grace Peterson
Fiona Grace Peterson  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 22:16
Italian to English
Creativity Feb 12, 2013

I love this kind of creativity.

Like Charles, I admire him greatly, and think we translators should take a leaf out of his book
 
lyriclabsmy
lyriclabsmy
Very innovative.. Feb 15, 2013

This guy is very innovative.. A good out of box thinking, needed a lot in marketing..
 


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