Comments on: Note to JobSeekers: Don’t save your resume in Office 2007 format http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/ my comments on business, marketing, advertising, email, CAN-SPAM, selling as a profession, photography, computers and other stuff... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:57:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Adam Fabian http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-151680 Adam Fabian Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:16:05 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-151680 Hold on, I've got a crazy idea. Maybe, if you're accepting electronic resumes, and you aren't planning to accept the latest file-format from the de-facto standard office suite, you should actually list the formats you'll accept. It seems as though you've wasted the time the applicant used to send in the resume, rather than the applicant wasting your time. Hold on, I’ve got a crazy idea.

Maybe, if you’re accepting electronic resumes, and you aren’t planning to accept the latest file-format from the de-facto standard office suite, you should actually list the formats you’ll accept. It seems as though you’ve wasted the time the applicant used to send in the resume, rather than the applicant wasting your time.

]]> By: an IT guy http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-151651 an IT guy Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:34:10 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-151651 Maybe you should have had your dinosaur secretary update your Office for you beforehand? Or is she still using a pneumatic typewriter? Anyone who saves their resume in RTF format because their employer might be such a cheapass that he can't afford to upgrade his software is an idiot. I'll continue using my .docx's, because, well, if I can afford it, so should the person who gives me a job. Maybe you should have had your dinosaur secretary update your Office for you beforehand? Or is she still using a pneumatic typewriter?

Anyone who saves their resume in RTF format because their employer might be such a cheapass that he can’t afford to upgrade his software is an idiot. I’ll continue using my .docx’s, because, well, if I can afford it, so should the person who gives me a job.

]]> By: Jaffot http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-80047 Jaffot Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:46:28 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-80047 wouldnt want to work for you anyway.docx wouldnt want to work for you anyway.docx

]]> By: Dakota Racing http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-64574 Dakota Racing Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:22:53 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-64574 Your applicant was using the most up-to-date program available and your bitching about it??!!! Why don't you update to: Get a FREAKIN' Life 2.0 Your applicant was using the most up-to-date program available and your bitching about it??!!!

Why don’t you update to: Get a FREAKIN’ Life 2.0

]]> By: Mike http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-59831 Mike Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:38:55 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-59831 I just don't understand why anyone would send out a document like a resume in a format that most people couldn't open. I think it's even worse to send it out in a format that other people can freely edit. Even barring intentional mischief, what happens if the target audience drops something on his keyboard and mangles the thing? PDF all the way, baby. On Adam's note, I'm a Mac guy but my law partner is emphatically not. Since i get to make the IT decisions, we run Open Office 2.0. Everyone loves it, and we've never - repeat, never - had a compatibility problem except one easily-solved minor event with page numbers. NeoOffice, however, I wouldn't touch with *your* ten-foot pole. I just don’t understand why anyone would send out a document like a resume in a format that most people couldn’t open. I think it’s even worse to send it out in a format that other people can freely edit. Even barring intentional mischief, what happens if the target audience drops something on his keyboard and mangles the thing?

PDF all the way, baby.

On Adam’s note, I’m a Mac guy but my law partner is emphatically not. Since i get to make the IT decisions, we run Open Office 2.0. Everyone loves it, and we’ve never - repeat, never - had a compatibility problem except one easily-solved minor event with page numbers.

NeoOffice, however, I wouldn’t touch with *your* ten-foot pole.

]]> By: John http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-50983 John Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:56:22 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-50983 Agreed Adam. Thanks for the comment. Agreed Adam. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Adam Kalsey http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-50978 Adam Kalsey Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:21:46 +0000 http://inluminent.com/2007/01/18/note-to-jobseekers-dont-save-your-resume-in-office-2007-format/#comment-50978 Better yet, send it as PDF. BTW, OpenOffice 2.1 opens Office 2007 files. And on the PC, it's generally a better office app than MS Office. Better yet, send it as PDF.

BTW, OpenOffice 2.1 opens Office 2007 files. And on the PC, it’s generally a better office app than MS Office.

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