Oh, he works for Microsoft. No wonder he uses arcane file formats. LOL On 23 January 2013 19:36, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote:
> He CURRENTLY works for Microsoft thus is using recent version of Office > (2013) which I do.**** > > Still, when sending CVs and business proposals, I use a nifty feature that > has been on Word since Word 2007 > that allows me to save to pdf.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Benjamin Tayehanpour > *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 January 2013 21:22 > *To:* [email protected]; Uganda Linux User Group > > *Subject:* Re: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home**** > > ** ** > > Thank you, I didn't even consider the Office 2003 issue. That makes it > doubly senseless, and it also shows how important it is to use a portable > document format. Such as, oh, I don't know... Portable Document Format? :) > > It is marginally more understandable if you are applying for a job not > pertaining to computers at all, even though I do feel that everything worth > doing is worth doing well---that is, if you've found your way to a computer > to write a CV you should go all the way to make sure you not making any > mistakes. But when applying for an IT job? Were I the manager at a > workplace with such a person present, I wouldn't allow that person to touch > a keyboard in my presence. Where there is one flaw of judgement there are > quite often more to come. > > Note that I am not commenting on this particular CV in general. I haven't > even read it yet, and for all I know he made an honest mistake and didn't > mean to send it in DOCX. I will give him the benefit of the doubt.**** > > On 23 January 2013 19:05, David M. Gullever <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > A persons accent, skin colo(u)r - we are part of the commonwealth ladies & > gentlemen - or culture says nothing about abilities. An application in docx > format DOES !!! It makes even less sense in Uganda as most windows users > are > using office 2003 and can't read docx. > > DMG > > ________________________________________**** > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of**** > > sanga collins > Sent: 23 January 2013 20:52**** > > To: Uganda Linux User Group**** > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home**** > > > Thats a shame. I liken that to disqualifying an applicant based on his/her > accent, skin color or culture. In the states all job search websites expect > uploads in .doc format so naturally majority of job seekers have resume in > .doc format. It has nothing to do with actual computer skills. Even my > resume is in .doc format and that didn't prevent me from getting the > position I currently have. > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Benjamin Tayehanpour > <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd disqualify any applicant from any serious IT assignments if he or she > submitted a curriculum vitæ in the DOCX format. Much more so if it was > written in LibreOffice but actually exported to the bloody format. > > CVs are documents intended for viewing only on the recipient end; ergo, PDF > is the appropriate format, unless otherwise stated of course. > > On 23 January 2013 18:08, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, LibreOffice does write DOCX, so give him the benefit of the doubt. > LOL. > > P. > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > On 23 January 2013 19:49, David M. Gullever <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a LINUX forum and he is using docx = has the guy never herd of PDF. > > DMG > **** > > ________________________________________**** > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Noel Rwamatsika > Sent: 23 January 2013 19:01 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: [LUG] Engineer in the Diaspora wants to return home > > > hello all, > > kindly find cv attached. > > Can you place him somewhere? > > regards, > > Noel > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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