What's the best program to use to send resumes? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

essendoubleop · 09-13-2003, 04:37 PM

Besides Microsoft Word, which I guess is the norm, but I can't use it, is there another program I can use to send my resumes to companies?

steveincolumbus · 09-13-2003, 07:09 PM

can't use it or don't have it?
if you ain't got it use openoffice.org......

or you can use the good old pdf's, verry simple to make, no harder than hitting print

meff · 09-13-2003, 07:30 PM

You could send it in PDF also, or if you want, HTML and in TXT.. I myself send a few versions when someone asks for mine..

essendoubleop · 09-13-2003, 07:42 PM

How do you send it in pdf?

steveincolumbus · 09-14-2003, 07:36 AM

I use pdf995... its very easy to use, once installed you just it print in any aplication and then select pdf995 as the print device....

http://www.pdf995.com/

Binder · 09-15-2003, 09:19 AM

i also send them out as .pdf, so i do not have to worry about what the person on the other end is using to read it.

cougr · 09-15-2003, 02:28 PM

you could also save your resume as an html doc, i would say that that format would be ever more widely accepted than pdf, just because if you dont have a web browser installed with your os, then you probably dont want to work for that company anyway

goddfather40 · 09-15-2003, 05:41 PM

notepad is just fine and dandy.

Most companies have online application systems anyways and would just prefer ASCII resumes.

When I see a fancy smancy resume I immediately get turned off.

Mephisto2 · 09-15-2003, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by goddfather40
Most companies have online application systems anyways and would just prefer ASCII resumes.

Erm... that's not strictly true.

Like it or not, MS Word is the defacto standard for exchanging documents and therefore resumes.

If you don't have word, or don't like it, your best bet is indeed PDF format.

Mr Mephisto

09-13-2003, 04:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
essendoubleop Psycho	What's the best program to use to send resumes? Besides Microsoft Word, which I guess is the norm, but I can't use it, is there another program I can use to send my resumes to companies?

09-13-2003, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
meff Vanishing, like I do.. Location: Austin, TX	You could send it in PDF also, or if you want, HTML and in TXT.. I myself send a few versions when someone asks for mine.. __________________ Toy-like people make me boy-like.

09-15-2003, 05:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
goddfather40 Llama Location: Cali-for-nye-a	notepad is just fine and dandy. Most companies have online application systems anyways and would just prefer ASCII resumes. When I see a fancy smancy resume I immediately get turned off. __________________ My name is goddfather40 and I approved this message. I got ho's and I got bitches, In C++ I branch with switches -MC Plus+

09-13-2003, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	can't use it or don't have it? if you ain't got it use openoffice.org...... or you can use the good old pdf's, verry simple to make, no harder than hitting print

09-13-2003, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
essendoubleop Psycho	How do you send it in pdf?

09-14-2003, 07:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	I use pdf995... its very easy to use, once installed you just it print in any aplication and then select pdf995 as the print device.... http://www.pdf995.com/

09-15-2003, 09:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Binder Insane Location: between lost and confused	i also send them out as .pdf, so i do not have to worry about what the person on the other end is using to read it.

09-15-2003, 02:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
cougr Upright	you could also save your resume as an html doc, i would say that that format would be ever more widely accepted than pdf, just because if you dont have a web browser installed with your os, then you probably dont want to work for that company anyway