According to reports, 20-year-old Northwestern University communications student Leah Bowman is set to graduate at the end of 2014. In search of a summer internship, she sent out numerous job applications. Although she received several interview opportunities, she was not hired.
Consequently, Bowman had a flash of inspiration; she assembled a Lego figure to represent herself and sent it along with her "instruction manual" resume to advertising agencies to apply for positions.
During her spring break visit home, Bowman used online software to design the figure representing herself, then found Lego bricks from her father's collection at home to build the model. She also designed an instruction manual for the model, describing her expertise and strengths.
Bowman stated that she hopes to work for the Lego company one day, but for now, she just hopes to find a job that offers different challenges every week and provides valuable experience.