Re: File formats for sending resumes (Was: [YBA] Job Opening)

2006-05-16 Thread Ilya Konstantinov
In fact, an MS Word document would be much more open than a PDF file (whose specs were released and which is regarded as a standard document exchange format). If anything, PDF is a compiled, opaque form of a document, while Word is perfectly editable. Case in point - A few months ago, while I

Re: File formats for sending resumes (Was: [YBA] Job Opening)

2006-05-16 Thread Muli Ben-Yehuda
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 08:20:30PM +0300, Ilya Konstantinov wrote: Case in point - A few months ago, while I was looking for a job, I was sending my resume around as a PDF. Then, I found out many places re-edit your resume to fit into their template and my PDF (produced with OO.org Writer)

Re: File formats for sending resumes (Was: [YBA] Job Opening)

2006-05-16 Thread Amos Shapira
On 5/17/06, Muli Ben-Yehuda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When it comes to your resume, other people not being able to edit it is a Good Thing. Reasons why left as an exercise to the reader, but My personal experience with recruiting companies is that they need the MS format in order to integrate

Re: File formats for sending resumes (Was: [YBA] Job Opening)

2006-05-16 Thread Muli Ben-Yehuda
On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 09:15:43AM +1000, Amos Shapira wrote: you'll have plenty of time to ponder them while waiting for a completely irrelevant job interview you got because someone who can't You'll have planty of time to ponder lots of things while waiting for ANY job offer simply

Re: File formats for sending resumes (Was: [YBA] Job Opening)

2006-05-16 Thread Amos Shapira
On 5/17/06, Muli Ben-Yehuda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 09:15:43AM +1000, Amos Shapira wrote: You'll have planty of time to ponder lots of things while waiting for ANY job offer simply because many of these places will just drop your CV if it doesn't just works for them