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Here is how to REALLY stand out on your job application

You’ll never look at Steven Spielberg the same way again.

Jun 14th 2013, 10:44 AM 1,894 Views 1 Comment

IT CAN BE really, really tough to stand out in the competitive job market.

If you’re anything like creative Christopher Woodring you aren’t afraid to flex your comedy muscles to get noticed.

One half of the the website Funny Shorts, in 2011 Christopher applied for a job with Steven Spielberg’s production company Dreamworks.

To make his bid for Post Production Assistant stand out he re-cut an interview with Spielberg from 1993 to make it look like they had some kind of close personal connection.

Funny Shorts / YouTube

Sadly, Christopher didn’t get the job but we would definitely have put a word in with Steven Spielberg on his behalf.

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Here is how to REALLY stand out on your job application