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Yes, I know about this, and thank you for reminding me, but in the end, I just don't trust software. I really do like old school and I stick with it. I write m
by forca 12y ago
Yes, I know about this, and thank you for reminding me, but in the end, I just don't trust software.
I really do like old school and I stick with it. I write most of my docs as text in either vi or nano. I neither want nor need formatting beyond the basics. My CV is the only document I own that has formatting, and I used LibreOffice for it. It's a single page.
- na85 12y agoYou should consider using LaTeX.
- odonnellryan 12y agoThat's cool, but lots of people require .doc. It's just easier to use a word variant.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoI try my best to break people of that awful habit. I also find that I'm usually happy enough dealing only with people who can manage to open a pdf (or any other non-proprietary format).
- forca 12y agoYes. I hate receiving documents in .docx or any other proprietary format, especially if I have not agreed to that format prior to receiving them. I like plain text if at all possible. I'll happily receive PDFs because I can view them under Linux/BSD, but others piss me off. People THINK MS Word is the de facto business standard. It isn't. Text and PDF are the standards. Never had issues with either. I had a friend tell me my CV should be in PDF and locked down to prevent recruiters and others from changing it to something other than the original. I know recruiters are fond of changing things up without informing you.
- cheepin 12y ago>locked down to prevent recruiters and others from changing it to something other than the original Can you elaborate? Why would they want to change your CV?
- lmm 12y agoUnscrupulous recruiters will sometimes add extra skills or bulk up your experience.
- TheLoneWolfling 12y agoEither to make it better (recruitment agencies, etc), or to make it worse (we want to hire <x> but we have to hire the best-qualified person)
- grayclhn 12y agoYou can "print" the text file to a pdf for your CV and get the best of both worlds. My department only allows pdf uploads for CVs, so that's my approach.