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Actually, if you'll refer to the first post I wrote on this subject,
you'll find the following:
"If everything was manually formatted in MS Word, they certainly got
several strikes against them. They weren't immediately eliminated, but
it didn't leave a good impression. Resumes directly reflect how the
writer makes decisions regarding layout and organization. If a writer
puts everything in tables to manage the appearance, and the result looks
great, then it's to their credit."
So, if your resume contained what we were looking for, then we'd
probably bring you in for an interview, unless we had enough candidates
who otherwise were your equals and had better formatted resumes. My
advice would be to find a copy of Word, spend an hour applying styles
and effecting any other clean-up to your resume, and, as they say, Bob's
your uncle. DB.
>
> >Indeed, you did offer an admirable list of reasons that a
> Word resume
> >would not use styles, etc. However, the question is not "would" but
> >"should".
>
> So what you're saying, then, Darren, is that guys like me,
> who don't own a copy of Word, and would therefore have to use
> a conversion tool (which might possibly mangle the styles to
> a degree you don't find acceptable) shouldn't bother to apply?
>
> Have fun,
> Arlen
> Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy
> Department DNRC 224
>
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