Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:45:50 -0400 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: IE in FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20050921133920.3413.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNIEGHFCAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <200509201524.38564.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNIEGHFCAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:44:22 -0700, "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Subject: RE: IE in FreeBSD? Wrote these words of wisdom: > >On Tuesday 20 September 2005 14:52, Ashley Moran wrote: > >> RW wrote: > >>> For example, if you are applying > >> > for a job, you have to check that your cv/resume views > >correctly on a > >> > real microsoft word. > >> > >> 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. > > > > You know it amazes me that ANY recruiting agency would defend > Microsoft after this hit the press: > > "http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002468560_msft > google03.html" > > "I know Bob, let's standardize on a document format for our company that > is set by a company that is actively working to put us out of business!" "Great > idea, Sam!" > > But who ever said recruiters were particularly intelligent. > > Ted > ***** REPLY SEPARATOR ***** On 9/21/2005 1:39:20 PM, Gerard Seibert Replied: Lets be fair here. A multitude of companies are out sourceing. IBM, Dell, etc. are all out sourceing. I have spend days tying to get a tech-support individual that can speak fluent English. If the criteria for using a product is whether its producer is entirely based in and uses only American products and labor, then the pool of available products is going to be extremely small. -- Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net>
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