The jobs market can feel like a rat-race, but one ingenious job-seeker found a way to stand out and boy did it pay off.

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Back in April Jessica Bain applied to the position of Black History and Culture fellow at Spotify via Twitter by putting up her "This Is" playlist.

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She also linked to her frankly incredibly cover-letter website, where she lays out her perspective on the importance of black culture in music.

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Then on Wednesday -- about a month after she applied -- the news came in. The job was hers.

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Mashablereached out to Spotify to confirm this. Needless to say, people were pretty impressed by Bain's pluck.

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Turns out thinking outside the box really does work. Unless of course you work in a box-making factory. In which case always think inside the box.

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