[ale] Resume

[Jeff Hubbs]

Is it reasonable, though, that when no specific format is requested,
that PDFs are a safe bet?

- Jeff

On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 12:53, Kilroy, Chris wrote:
> just recognize you are rolling the dice if you choose to adopt this strategy.
> 
> I'm not trying to be didactic, but i think it bears repeating.  My wife works in corporate recruiting, and i can tell you that people are looking for reasons to exclude applicants from consideration.  They are swamped with resumes for every position they have to fill.   
> 
> do what you want, but if it was me, i'd follow their instructions to a "T" if i was serious about getting a job.  I'll worry about debating the merits of various file formats with management for when i'm hired and getting a paycheck ;-).
> 
> Good luck on your search,
> Chris
> 
> 
> ->On Friday 25 October 2002 09:40 am, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> ->> Send a pdf. Include a link for adobe to download the reader if they
> ->> don't have one.
> ->>
> ->> I ran into the issue where the reason for the .doc format was so the
> ->> recruiter could EDIT my resume. The desire was to remove my name and
> ->> contact info, but the ability to readily make changes on my resume
> ->> was not something I was happy with.
> ->
> ->That is how they make their money.  I think that is a legitimate 
> ->request, so when I was looking I offered to send one that didn't have 
> ->my contact info on it.
> ->
> ->Pdf looks better, anyway.  I agree with Jim.
> ->
> ->--Michael
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