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regarding the ratio of follow-up resumes to the total pool of resumes
received, I'd agree that its pretty low (probably 1 in 15-20). I was also
amazed at how many people who clearly did not meet the minimum qualifications
stated in our ad replied anyway. I guess when you are despirate, you'll go for
anything.
Regarding the general thread of requiring DTP or not,I don't think you should
require a particular package. I belive that if you've used one you can learn
another (although I would highly recommend formal training as the learning
mechanism. Even if some of the training is too basic, its still quicker than
on-the-job-training).
But you still have to be careful. As unbelievable as this may sound, we sent a
new hire to three days of FrameMaker training, and afterwards she was still
trying to indent by using spaces! Some people just don't get it!
