To combat that, many job seekers with coding and design experience go to extreme - and extremely creative - lengths to stand out and demonstrate their skills.
It's a risk: Not every hiring manager is going to be on board with an unconventional approach. But as the creators of these masterpieces prove, a clever résumé can also yield big rewards.
From designing a personal Amazon page (complete with reviews) to making a candy bar wrapper to showcase job skills, here are some of the most creative résumés we've ever seen:
Vivian Giang, Melissa Stanger, and Rachel Sugar contributed to earlier versions of this article.