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GROSSE POINTE — Applying for a coveted internship position can be brutally competitive and nerve-wracking.
To stand out in an ultracompetitive environment, candidates can’t only just think outside the box, they have to think about a mile away from the box, especially in a creative field. And that’s exactly what designer Jake Kirk attempted with his killer video resume directed toward an ad agency.
When Kirk posted his video on Reddit, he said the ad company asked for 15-30-second videos from applicants that could be “about anything,” and boy-howdy, did Kirk take that to heart.
Kirk’s video shows him applying for the internship, but with a twist. As he’s going down the application checklist, he comes upon a surprising requirement: “Defeat assassin sent to your place of residence.”
The result is a perfect nod to the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series (and the subsequent movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”), as well as a clever way for Kirk to say he has the chops to handle whatever might come at him while interning with the company.
Watch the 30-second video to see his sweet fighting and video-making moves. Kirk said he will know if he got the internship by the end of March. Fingers crossed, Internet!
