[TriLUG] [Fwd: Immediate Opening - Cluster Programmer - Linux andC/C++]

[Aaron S. Joyner]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:

>>>> Linux skills a must.
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>>>> send MS Word version of resume
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> the fact that they require a word doc-form resume means (obviously)
> that they're most likely a MS-centric shop.  which means that a linux 
> person is potentially going to suffer having to deal with that 
> constantly, as in:
>
> 1) all internal docs and memos being distributed in word format (yes, 
> i know OOo handles word, but still ...)
>
> 2) timesheets perhaps having to be submitted as excel spreadsheets 
> (again, yes, OOo ...)
>
> 3) internal web sites optimized for IE, perhaps not working well or at 
> all for mozilla/konqueror/firefox
>
> 4) MS-centric bug tracking/scheduling software that requires IE to access
>
5) A custom VB database app that I can't-for-the-life-of-me get to run 
in WINE, and has to be run by remote-desktop to another XP workstation, 
which is frowned upon by upper management.

More likely though, the recruiter just wants to strip out your contact 
information, attach his logo to make it appear as if you often work for 
his company, and forward it along to the company.  And that's much 
easier to do with a word doc than a PDF.  And if you sent him a text 
file, he might have to do to much formatting.  I won't even go into what 
would happen with an HTML doc...  Remember, these are human-resources 
people with computers, not computer people who do human resources.  And 
I think it's safe to say that's probably best.  :)

Aaron S. Joyner