Five Ways To Make Yourself Different

Today's job market is very competitive and many times, the best person for the job does not get the job.  Today's market requires you to be appropriately different from your competition.  Here are fiveideas you might want to try:

1. Burn work samples to a CD and give them out at the interview in addition to bringing a few samples with you.
2. Have a professional business card with your name, phone, email and a few 'bullets' that indicate you can make a company money, save them money or solve problems.
3. Video yourself as if in an interview and send it out with your resume.
4. Start and maintain a blog.
5. Join professional networking groups and contribute to the group.