Desperate Measures Resume, schmesume. These days, job candidates are resorting to more creative methods.

Today's tough hiring en- vironment seems to be bringing outthe originality in job candidates. In a recent survey, The CreativeGroup, a staffing service in Menlo Park, California, askedexecutives to describe the most unusual or creative tacticthey'd ever seen job candidates use. Their responsesincluded:

"One candidate handcuffed himself to the desk during theinterview."

"One candidate sent us his resume written on asoftball."