Re: resume file format
- From: Doug Freyburger <dfreybur@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 30 Apr 2007 11:43:12 -0700
Jammer <ask...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am looking for a job as a junior sysadmin.
Welcome to the field.
Is there a recommended file format that is more likely to grab the
attention of HR?
I'll answer about content. The two common competing formats
are skills based (my DICE entry has used this format for years
now) and chronological (still in use by monster.com which is too
generic in the fields they service for me).
HR is made up of mostly non-tech people so I suspect MS Word is the most
common format. :-(
DICE uses plain text in its rendering. Clearly superior for
several reasons. Recruiters tend to use Word because they
aren't technical folks. In the end it's the content not the
rendering that matters.
What if I have direct contact with the hiring manager?
Then you give a custom tuned resume to spec with the desired
content (true not made up) in the desired format (are you willing
to switch to chronological just to apply for this one job?) using
the desired rendering software (some hiring manager wants PDF
so that's what s/he gets).
.
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