[wellylug] Linux on yourCV

[David Zanetti]

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On Mon, 10 May 2004, Martin Bähr wrote:

> On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 04:39:41PM -0700, Wood Brent wrote:
> > Interesting comments for those looking for Linux/UNIX jobs. They
> > appear to make some sense, esp for job seekers with online CV's.
> > http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/commentary/33660.html
> 
> except the one about storing them in microsoft format.
> there are places that reject you outright if you do that, and those kind
> of places i would primarily be interested in.

It talks about recruiters, and I know of no recruiter who would give you
the time of day if you sent them an OpenOffice document, or a PDF, etc. 

Sure, if you're in direct contact with a place you know to be very open
source friendly (and their HR people are, that's the important part, not
just what the geeks run), then by all means tailor to suit.

But as much as it pains me to say, he's right on the money: sending in
formats other than Word is a quick way to get eliminated by HR/Recruiters. 

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