Creative Job Applications On The Rise

People are getting more and more creative (or is that desperate?) to get a foot in the door. Thanks, economy. Thanks, dying industries.

There was the girl who, last summer, bought a Facebook ad to try to get into publishing (she became a book publicist, then quit to be a freelancer and enroll in culinary school, proving that sometimes what you think you want isn’t what you really want…or something). There was TwitterShouldHireMe.com.

Now we bring you two more creative job applications: Thomas Pardee, 22, wants to work for Hearst.

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