[UPHPU] brasto seeks new LAMP OSS opportunities

[Brandon Stout]

cole at colejoplin.com wrote:
> 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

I have not tried using Google Documents before.  What I have done when 
people want a Word-formatted document might not be the best method, but 
it's worked for me.  I tested saving OpenOffice Text files to various 
Word file-types.  The one that held the formatting best at the time I 
tested (about 24 months ago now) was Rich Text Format (rtf).  Thus, I 
send an rtf file to those who insist on Word-formatted resume's and 
explain it's the best I can do since I don't have Word.  Occasionally, 
if it's a job I'm not quite as interested in but one I want to make a 
point to, I'll add some comment about assuming everyone in the world 
uses Microsoft Word - but usually I avoid that comment :)
I have nothing against using MS products.  I just don't use pirated 
products, and I don't have the money to pay MS for stuff that I can do 
with Open Source software - which includes everything ;).