AMID fierce competition, jobseekers must find increasingly creative ways to to catch the attention of prospective bosses.

But it is fair to say, few go to the lengths of Tom Skinner, who created a Mr Men-style book about the trials and tribulations of finding a job.

The 27-year-old's 'Mr Candidate' is pigeonholed by recruiters and careers advisers because his most recent position was in sales.

The book mixes text, hand-drawn graphics, and computerised images of Tom’s face to tell the story of his boredom in his previous role and his frustrations while trying to find another.

Tom said: “I thought I'd take matters into my own hands and do something that would really get recruiters’ attention.

“It’s hard to stand out on a Word document which can easily be deleted so I made something physical to send them, something representative of my passion and imagination.”

Originally working at a social marketing agency in London, Tom left to move to Brighton, and spent two years providing spreadsheets and reports for sales executives.

But after two years in the role, Tom was desperate to follow his dream and find a job in digital marketing.

Brighton's digital sector is booming, but competition for jobs is fierce, and after three months of failing to land his dream job he decided to try something to make himself stand out from the crowd.

On one page, Tom meets the local careers advisor, Mr Pigeonhole, and begs him to give him a job in the creative capacity again.

But Mr Pigeonhole replies that he has been out of the sector for too long.

The rest of the ‘story’ goes on to outline Tom's skills and achievements in the social media sector, turning the storybook into an eye-catching CV.

Tom has sent printed copies of his book to ten creative media agencies in the hope that someone will decide he is the man for them.

He added: "I thought, I have to do what I want to do, before I’m 30.

“My dream job would be in digital marketing.

“I love blogging, vlogging, and working with social media.”