TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: How do you respond to job ads? From:John Posada <john -at- TDANDW -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 3 Feb 1999 15:00:59 -0500
When I respond to an solicitation for my resume, I do ask what format
AND what version they want (Word 6, 7, 95, 97, ascii, etc.). In
addition, they also get access to my resume as both pdf and htm from my
web site. BTW...I use dull boring Times (it may not be sexy, but it's
common...but then this list had this discussion a long time ago...not
again, OK?)
I've found that even if they ask for a format; say Word 97. They may get
it, open it, and find that either the file got corrupted in transit or
they are having application problems. They at least have a backup
alternative.
It may not be ideal, but should they need to have access (maybe at 11pm
for submission at the last minute) and cannot reach me in time, they can
make do with it until they can.
> What is a candidate supposed to do, ask your "screening staff" what type of
> email software you use, what ISP you have, what current programs are on your
> system, what fonts your word processor and printers can support?
--
John Posada, Technical Writer
Bellcore, where Customer Satisfaction is our number one priority mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com mailto:jposada -at- notes -dot- cc -dot- bellcore -dot- com
phone(w) 732-699-3077 phone(h) 732-2910-7811
alpha-pager: 800-864-8444 pin 1857522 http://www.tdandw.com
email pager: mailto:1857522 -at- pagemart -dot- net
My opinions are mine, and neither you nor my company can take credit for
them.
"Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish,
and he will sit in a boat and smoke cigars all day."
"The only perfect document I ever created is still on my hard drive."
