consider adding this to your 2012 career goals: reinvigorate your job hunt with a twist to the predictable print resume.

the 8x10 white paper (off-white for those thrill-seekers) with 12-point font listing education, work experience and references is ubiquitous among job seekers. and because print resumes literally stack up, standing out in today's competitive market can be even more challenging.

paper resumes aren't in jeopardy of extinction, but these days some aggressive job hunters are going off script to get noticed. while career experts don't have quantitative evidence, charles purdy, a senior editor at monster.com, said more applicants do seem to be trying other approaches. video resumes, use of twitter and other social media are cropping up in recruiters' in boxes. such tactics, however, may not always produce the intended result.