[UPHPU] brasto seeks new LAMP OSS opportunities

[cole at colejoplin.com]

Quoting jtaber <jtaber at johntaber.net>:

> 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.

I agree totally, but I have found that too many people want Word docs.  
Here's my summer-job-hunting experience. Government wants a doc,  
preferrably Word 2003 format. Headhunters want that same thing, in  
case they want to tweak your resume a bit before sending it out to  
someone. Job openings for open source, flash and LAMP prefer PDF.  
Anyone that even looks like a Mac or Adobe shop wants PDF.

So what to do if you hate using Microsoft apps? Google Documents allow  
you to upload a doc, edit it, and save it as a Wod doc, PDF, even Open  
Office. So I tried it. The only change I had to make was to reset some  
center alignments on my original Word doc, and it was fine. Another  
great advantage is that is is easily accessible from anywhere you have  
internet access.

-- Cole