Word att./ASCII/job-hunting

["Beth Kane" <kanerb -at- concentric -dot- net>]

I wanted to bring up something related. I just finished a months-long job
hunt, and I found that some companies give you no option other than applying
online by pasting your resume into a response form (so they can easily get
it into their database). I didn't like this, mainly because it seemed to
prevent me from sending them a great cover letter.

Well, as I was feeding my resume into the response box, I realized that the
program didn't care about length. So I added my cover letter text at the
beginning, before the resume began.

And I made all possible attempts to improve formatting within the restraints
of ASCII text -- by first laying it out with optimal line length in Notepad,
checking and rechecking it, then just copying and pasting it all into the
online form.

The job I wanted more than any other required this method of response. I got
the job!

Beth Kane
Senior technical writer
kanerb -at- concentric -dot- net


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