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Cancer@Work – Unstoppable Resume

70% of cancer survivors are still seeking work two years after diagnosis. Cancer@Work gave cancer patients a fighting chance to reenter the job market. They generated a resume template through LinkedIn that pushes a candidate’s application through the discriminatory software filters used by large recruitment companies. Rather than leave periods of unemployment blank, the resume highlights skills one might develop during a battle with cancer, for example stress management, patience and problem solving.

More than 10,000 resumes from 39 countries were generated. The campaign generated over 80 million media impressions and was praised on Twitter by multinational recruiters.