On Tuesday 19 December 2006 23:11, Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote: > Do realize that everyone does not own a computer at home. Some do use > the internet cafe to satisfy their surfing needs and cafes and most > cybercafes use Windows here in India. I wonder why you concentrated > on the fact that he's welcomed the .doc format. He's welcomed the > .odt format with equal 'vigour' as well hasn't he?
I am sorry to be a bit harsh here but when a candidate does apply he needs to satisfy all the requirements. NO EXCUSES should be entertained. Afterall, where there is a will, there is a way. So if the requirement is ODF, it is. If you can't satisfy it, its your loss. Secondly, I seriously dont agree with the line of thought that .docs are evil. Yes they are evil in a way but be professional here people. What is more important? Getting a good candidate or holding on to some stupid detail such as whether he/she has used ODF or FOSS to create his resume. Its a resume. Thats ALL. You discard a .doc resume, you lose a good person. And I dont think I need to remind the potential employers here that there is a SHORTAGE of good, skilled people. Its the employers loss if he discards it without even looking at it. -- Regards, Dinesh A. Joshi -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
