| Author | Message | ||
     ourhouse Citizen Username: Ourhouse Post Number: 7 Registered: 2-2003 |
It's time to do some job hunting, so I need about an hour of a designer's time to put my resume on Quark. Any Maplewood/South Orange suggestions? Thanks. | ||
| #9Dream Citizen Username: 9dream Post Number: 339 Registered: 12-2002  |
I don't know a designer but I do have a recommendation -- in addition to Quark, make sure you have a plain .txt version of your resume for electronic (e-mail, web) submissions. | ||
| ourhouse Citizen Username: Ourhouse Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2003 |
Thanks for the tip--I'll definitely follow your advice. But can it be there are no graphic designers in the area looking for easy freelance work?? $$  | ||
| Ed May Citizen Username: Edmay Post Number: 1480 Registered: 9-2001  |
ourhouse There are several graphic designers in SOMBI. Private Line me and I will email you their information. I often help people with their resumes. Would you like me to critique your resume for you? (No charge) www.maYplewoodconsulting.com Ed May | ||
| Dave Ross Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 4662 Registered: 5-2001  |
No one is going to open a resume in Quark. I'd recommend using Word. If you have a particular reason for doing it in Quark, send me a private message. | ||
| jem Citizen Username: Jem Post Number: 728 Registered: 5-2001  |
It can be laid out in Quark and converted to PDF. Most people seem to be able to open PDFs these days. | ||
| #9Dream Citizen Username: 9dream Post Number: 340 Registered: 12-2002 |
If the intent is to print them and mail them, then the software doesn't matter. Even a .pdf will require someone to download and install the Acrobat Reader, which even though it's free, is still asking the person to whom you've sent the resume to go to some trouble to be able to read it. | ||
| peteglider Citizen Username: Peteglider Post Number: 105 Registered: 8-2002 |
jem -- if you're in the creative end of things -- then that may be appropriate. my own experience - both hiring and lookig for a job -- is that you need to keep your resume as simple, concise, and not overly formatted as possible. again -- exception would be if you're using your resume to showcase your creative skills that are relevant to the job. wish you lots of luck! the economy is rough -- but there is hiring going on! Pete | ||
| jem Citizen Username: Jem Post Number: 729 Registered: 5-2001 |
Yes, that's true, but even my parents, who are the opposite of computer-savvy (though they do try hard) have got Acrobat installed. I suspect that many people to whom a resume is being sent use Acrobat all the time, although I agree that to be safe it's better to send a word document. |
