[Gllug] We can put an end to Word attachments

David Damerell damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed Jan 16 09:55:49 UTC 2002


On Tuesday, 15 Jan 2002, tet at accucard.com wrote:
>Realistically, they're just likely to pick another candidate, rather than
>put the effort in to deal with you. Sad, but true. Of course, that's no
>reason not to do it. I won't deal with agencies that demand Word format
>on moral grounds, even if it may cost me the position. I appreciate that
>not everyone may be in a position to take a stand like that, though.

These days, the downturn in the tech sector has the agencies even more
desperate than the unemployed geeks, since no hiring equals no
commission, so they're more likely to put in the effort.

I never deal with pimps who demand Word either, but then I've never
got a job through a pimp.

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David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?

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