India, July 31 -- In a competitive job market, standing out among hundreds of applications can be difficult. One 24-year-old computer science graduate found an unusual way to make recruiters remember her.

Instead of sending a routine cover letter, Luciana Diaz Albadan pointed out that the startup she was applying to did not have any female employees and said she wanted to become the first. The bold email eventually helped her secure a strategist role at the AI startup Tenex.

According to CNBC Make It, Diaz Albadan joined Tenex in February after sending a personalised email to the company's founders. She said the approach helped her stand out when many job applications were becoming increasingly similar.

After graduating with a computer...