[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree totally, but I have found that too many people want Word docs.
Here's my summer-job-hunting experience. Government wants a doc,
preferrably Word 2003 format. Headhunters want that same thing, in
case they want to tweak your resume a bit before sending it out to
someone. Job openings for open source, flash and LAMP prefer PDF.
Anyone that even looks like a Mac or Adobe shop wants PDF.
So what to do if you hate using Microsoft apps? Google Documents allow
you to upload a doc, edit it, and save it as a Wod doc, PDF, even Open
Office. So I tried it. The only change I had to make was to reset some
center alignments on my original Word doc, and it was fine. Another
great advantage is that is is easily accessible from anywhere you have
internet access.
-- Cole
I have not tried using Google Documents before. What I have done when
people want a Word-formatted document might not be the best method, but
it's worked for me. I tested saving OpenOffice Text files to various
Word file-types. The one that held the formatting best at the time I
tested (about 24 months ago now) was Rich Text Format (rtf). Thus, I
send an rtf file to those who insist on Word-formatted resume's and
explain it's the best I can do since I don't have Word. Occasionally,
if it's a job I'm not quite as interested in but one I want to make a
point to, I'll add some comment about assuming everyone in the world
uses Microsoft Word - but usually I avoid that comment :)
I have nothing against using MS products. I just don't use pirated
products, and I don't have the money to pay MS for stuff that I can do
with Open Source software - which includes everything ;).
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