From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 20:13:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30ACF16A41F for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:13:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jahnke@fmjassoc.com) Received: from smtp.wizwire.com (smtp.wizwire.com [209.218.100.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCAB343D49 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:13:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jahnke@fmjassoc.com) Received: from pinot.fmjassoc.com (209.218.101.53.bvi2.wizwire.com [209.218.101.53]) by smtp.wizwire.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j8LKDnke018149; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:13:49 -0700 From: Frank Jahnke To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20050921181258.54FF916A427@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050921181258.54FF916A427@hub.freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: FMJ & Associates Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:06:23 -0700 Message-Id: <1127333183.17381.9.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-WizWire-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-MailScanner-From: jahnke@fmjassoc.com Cc: chad@shire.net Subject: Re: IE in FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jahnke@fmjassoc.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:13:59 -0000 > >>> On Tuesday 20 September 2005 14:52, Ashley Moran wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Why not submit your CV as a PDF? > >>>> > >>> > >>> Because it's common for companies and recruitment agencies to > >>> specify MS Word > >>> documents only. It's a de facto standard. > > > I have never gotten grief when I tell the recruiter that I do not > have Word and I do not support proprietary formats and then send a PDF. > > YMMV My wife is an independent recruiter in the life sciences area. She can personally read a CV in most any format (and the few she can't I convert for her). It is the preference of the Human Resources department within her client companies who specify the MS .doc format. If a resume comes into HR that is not in .doc format, they will ask that it be resubmitted in that format. It is not a formal standard, but it sure is a de facto one. Companies in the IT area more be more flexible; I can't say. > > Chad Frank