In the good old days when I was employed in Isreal, there were companies that asked for the resume in pdf.
I would only send samples of my tech writing work in pdf. I have friends who made the mistake of sending in doc and found some of their work 'borrowed' into other companies work.
The resume is a different point. When I create a CV, even if I have word. I would hesitate to send it in .doc format.
First case example: The company is using an older version of Word (or a newer version)
Second case exampte: The company is using hebrew enabled or hebrew native with english enabled.
This is a great way to have someone see a sloppy CV.
I know this from painful experience.
I have sent 100's of CV's and some were turned down because of the sloppy formatting. These companies insisted I give them .docs.
I infact opened the said doc files (created in MS Word) on other peoples computers and indeed depending on the type and version of Word the CV ranged from the way I intended it, to unadulterated Cr*p, pardon my french.
Next example.
When I worked in MediaOne no work was ever given to a Client in .doc format only pdf.
PDF is not an extra loop it is a published e document in our day an age.
You can make a pdf using any application and it will look the way you intended period.
My advise is never submit an unpublished document to any company alway send a closed format such as pdf ( actually I also like ps)
Aaron
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