Hmm...thanks, I'm going to have to try that .doc thing. hehe.
Thanks,
CatNTHat
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From:Kirrily 'Skud' Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:13 Apr 2000 01:35:53 GMT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [issues] The format of a resume.
I wrote an article on recruiters
I wrote an article on recruiters and linux on Linuxtoday's local site.
I've got a copy at http://netizen.com.au/~skud/writing/ if anyone's
interested. It even has a hint for dealing with MS-Word-loving
recruiters.
K.
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Kirrily Robert -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- http://netizen.com.au/
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The Cat In The Hat wrote:
>
> It was vi that I created it in originally. I currently don't have a personal web
>page. I canceled the dialup account that it was on and have not created one on my
>cable modem account yet. I suppose that I will have to do that.
>
> As a side note - how much co
It was vi that I created it in originally. I currently don't have a personal web
page. I canceled the dialup account that it was on and have not created one on my
cable modem account yet. I suppose that I will have to do that.
As a side note - how much contact information do you put on a res
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, The Cat In The Hat wrote:
> so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text
> format especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
You say the following:
If you want to hire Unix talent, accept a Unix-friendly format. I can
provide text, html
I've found that an HTML resume on my personal website is the most
appropriate and convenient format. Most HR and recruiter types
can deal with HTML just fine. If not, most browsers support saving
a file as plain text, and they can do this themselves. Further,
the resume is now on the web and, t
If the formatting is that much of a cconcern to them, then why can they not
format it...i mean, let them earn that 25% of annual somehow
>Of course, they may also feel that a
>nicely-formatted resume reflects better on them...
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issues
The Cat In The Hat:
> so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text
> format especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
My company just rejected an application sent in MS Word format, with the
explanation "we don't concider applications that are only s
There are a few recruiters down here in Houston that ave a clue. Most of
them do not. I kinda got an idea of how clueless they are when I was told
that my three years experience with NT, Exchange, Novell, and SCO SysV were
not worth anything because I have been working for a small company
> so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text
>format especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
I've seen people *request* text-only formatting, actually, for that type of
position. Maybe the recruiter's just being a bit silly? (I guess you
suspect
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Erin Clarke wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 12:21:37PM -0700, The Cat In The Hat wrote:
> > so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text format
>especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
>
> I'm not sure, since I've never dealt wi
On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 12:21:37PM -0700, The Cat In The Hat wrote:
> so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text format
>especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
I'm not sure, since I've never dealt with recruiters, but I got my cool
new job (at a
On Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 12:21:37PM -0700, The Cat In The Hat wrote:
> so my real question is why can't recruiters accept a resume in text
> format especially when you are applying for a Unix Sysadmin job?
As I recall, we've done this bit of ranting before on one of the
lists. :)
The fault
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, The Cat In The Hat wrote:
> Ok, I am a straight linux kinda person now. I just started
> looking for a new job. When I sent out my resume I did it in straight
> text. One of the recruiters asked me to send it in Word Document
> format. So, I went to my local Univers
Ok, I am a straight linux kinda person now. I just started looking for a new
job. When I sent out my resume I did it in straight text. One of the recruiters
asked me to send it in Word Document format. So, I went to my local University and
transfered it to Word format. Well I jus
On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Otto wrote:
[deletia]
> The only time I have ever been inconvinienced by wearing a dress was when
> I fried a motherboard with all the static from the crushed
> velvet. Synthentic fibers and delecate electronics do not mix.
Completely off-topic for issues (I'm Cc'ing techtal
Deb wrote:
:Deirdre Saoirse wrote:
:
:> I *always* go to interviews in pants. However, in CA, women are not
:> allowed to be discriminated against for wearing pants (yay). So, even when
:> I wear a suit, it's with pants.
:
:I own one dress, no skirts.
I own a pair of corderoys, 2 pairs of dres
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