[UPHPU] brasto seeks new LAMP OSS opportunities

[jtaber]

Wade Preston Shearer wrote:
>> As an open source advocate, I use OpenOffice.org Writer to write my 
>> resume.  Since many companies don't use it, I publish it to Acrobat 
>> format as well.  Anyone can download my resume in either format here:
>
> Even if OO was a standard, I wouldn't send a document like this (and 
> most for that matter, unless I am collaborating/coauthoring something 
> with the recipient) out in an editable format. It has always surprised 
> me that MS Word is the industry standard for sending resumés, as you 
> have no control over how the file is going to look once it is opened. 
> I have seem many resumes that I am sure the formatting is not how it 
> was authored. I would strongly recommend using PDF so that it is 
> exactly how you want it to be seen.
>
>

Absolutely, I hate it when someone sends me a resume in doc format and 
leaves a bad first impression - always use pdf for resumes.   The nice 
thing about OpenOffice is that it makes saving in pdf format so easy - 
one click.