I have to say that even though I work for a Fortune 100 company that makes much of the software you probably use our system requires a text input for applications. So many times I've seen candidates cut and paste their Word docs or other formats into the text box and you get a garbled mess. Just don't give anyone an excuse to pass you over, with hundreds to thousands of candidates these days you need to put your best foot forward every where.
@Steve #13 - You are absolutely right; just because you can't pronounce it doesn't mean it is bad - that was an oversimplification on my part. Thank you!
@Steve #14 - So true. Paint can react in different ways to different solutions. Best to consult the experts if you want to take good care of your wheels!
@Guest #32: I feel for you, what a tough situation to be in. I don't know the answer to your question, nor can I give any sort of legal advice. Other commenters - feel free to weigh in with any recommendations for our friend if you have them.
Yes I want :) An open-minded company that not blindy use poor products just because others do it. A company that not throws their money to buy overpriced licences for tools just to create documents with some words in bold and italics... Yes I want ;)
DO you *want* to work for a company that doesn't use Office or Acrobat Reader? I don't! But I agree you need a plain text resume in case someone does not want to download your attachment.
#2 can be applied to many types of documents. I've had clients send me a list of 5 or 6 instructions as an attached Docx file - now I have to open it in OpenOffice since you can't open it in older versions of word, and copy and paste the text into something else, and I have an email with an attachment taking up too much space in my inbox.
And I hate attachments.
It's surprising how some people can't grasp the concept of just putting the text right into the email, even when you explain it
Cable was the huge question when my new husband and his kids moved in. They had had it - we had not. And we still don't. Instead of "vegging out" in our own separate reality, we did things together. We played games (ever heard of cheapass games? - cheap and fun and funny, too). We got videos (and books on tape) on loan from the library or borrowed them from friends. We left the house! We did stuff together. And we talked.
The most gratifying memory I have of our years with 5 teens was the comment my stepson made one Sunday morning. "We would never do this at my other house," he said. I asked what "this" was? He said: "Talk, we never talk. Everyone goes to his own room and watches TV."
You need both. A text formatted resume may be necessary to apply for jobs online, or to send by email. A lot of HR departments screen resumes with keyword searches, and text is better for that. However, a Word or PDF resume will give a better impression. You can make your most important achievements stand out, and it's just easier to read a resume that's nicely formatted. Most places still want a resume in Word format, especially if you make it through the initial screening and they want you to come in for an interview.
Either way, you should make sure your resume works on many different computers. Don't use unusual fonts or non-standard formatting. Check your resume on other computers. Go to someplace like Kinkos and see how it looks on a bare bones computer with a standard operating system. Send it to a friend via email and see how it comes out.
And unfortunately, if you go through a headhunter, they may completely screw up your formatting when they put their name and contact info on the top of your resume. After seeing my carefully formatted resume completely butchered by a headhunter, I now ask my headhunter to put his info on the top and then let me fix it so it looks OK. After all, he wants me to look my best so I can get the job (and he can get the commission).
Don't go to a moneygram location to load your card, they're a ripoff based on outrageous Western Union fees. Murphy Gas in front of any Walmart will charge you 1.96 for any amount. My direct deposits are in my account 3-4 banking days earlier than my regular bank account, figure that one out. I, too, was fed up over the regular bank's manipulation of my deposits and clearing of transactions so that they could make money off of fees. I was part of a class action lawsuit against a major bank that we won because of their unscupulous practices. I pay a flat 9.99 fee monthly and use it unlimited. I can transfer money to my hubby's acct. when he is on the road for free from a computer or by using my cellphone w/text message. It is hard to figure out how to talk to a real person but it can be done.
It depends... Recruiters prefer resumes in Word. They often remove the contact information for the applicant from the resume and substitute their own. Why? They don't want the employer going around them and contacting the applicant directly.
Have you ever seen what a large piece of forwarded text looks like? Not sure that would represent me in the best way.
You do have to have xbox live... and a netflix account.
If you have both, then the code itself is free. You use the dashboard in your xbox to find the netflix screen... open it up, and it will give you a URL to visit on your computer and a code to enter.
The money I save on travel through AAA more than pays for my membership. They also have discounts on movies, dell.com and target.com that that make it a great investment even though I've never had a flat tire.
Sounds like "nicole" is fishing for suckers...no, you shouldn't have to put up money for your job and, no, you shouldn't expect to make "six figures in two years" (:rolleyes)
Simple green will indeed clean your car, but I believe it will also tend to strip the wax off your car, exposing the clearcoat and paint and speeding up oxidation and mechanical abrasion of the factory paint job. Double check this to be sure before taking my word for it, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct.
This method of washing the car could be penny wise and pound foolish.
If you really want to know how to wash a car, go to a car website that will better explain the issues involved.
Just because you can't pronounce it doesn't mean it's something that's bad. Borax is pronouncable under the term borax; but sodium tetraborate (it's chemical name) is harder to pronounce (actually, I don't think it is; I've never had a problem with latin names).
It is used as an insecticide. It is used as flux for the welding process. It is used as a cleaning additive. It is definitely toxic, as are most things are. Just understand the appropriate use and concentration of it.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and ammonium lauryl sulfate, the most common surfactants in many cleaners and in toothpaste and shampoo, have some degree of toxicity as well. The key to safety is in the amount of the chemical per weight of product, and the fact that these products are intended for intermittent use followed by complete rinsing.
It just sounds like you don't make quite enough money to pay for your lifestyle, frugal as it is, as well as put away 20% of your income.
Maybe learn how to fix your own car (tools, parts, and a Haynes manual for your car and some time might add up to $600, but you can use those tools again and again).
Try and find some way of increasing your income too.
my ability to discipline myself and not buy things has increased under the cash envelope system. Somehow seeing that I have $x of cash is more meaningful to me motivationally than the more abstract budget numbers I was using before. Now I've actually put things back on the shelf when out shopping when I realized I was getting close to running out of cash. Running out of cash is just so more immediate than the more abstract "hey I'm over my budget allocation for food now!."
Hi, this is steve from comment #9, where I described by "envelope-style" budgeting system with Excel.
Hey guess what, I discovered that it's very easy for me to fall off the wagon using such a complicated method.
I've been using actual cash in envelopes for the past couple months and I've noticed a couple of things great about it:
1) my spending is on target, not over
2) I'm so used to going for the envelopes to buy things and looking in to them to see the remaining monthly purchasing power that I've pretty much de-trained myself away from even *thinking* of my credit card or debit card when making a purchase. Using the credit card (I actually almost never use the debit card as I don't like them)feels unusual now and I only do it for gas or an unusual expense.
using the cash envelope system has decoupled the idea of spending from being associated with a plastic card. This is a very good thing in my short 2 months' experience.
And I kind of like carrying around the cash. I thought I was a sophisticated guy but I've realized keeping it a lot simpler works better, which is the goal.
Also I spend less time budgeting etc or even thinking about money. I pretty much only deal with money stuff once a month, to allocate money to my envelopes and set up my automated electronic payments of bills.
If you're not used to having a lot of cash on hand it is an adjustment so start with keeping the month's cash envelopes at home and stocking your carrying cash envelopes just for a week at a time.
But really you get used to carrying cash and as to the "security risk" I know I lost a lot more money--to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars--using electronic payments than I ever would by losing or having stolen even an entire month's worth of cash envelopes.
I just use real envelopes and cash for the two or three categories that are most important for me to control--food, and entertainment, and gas and parking costs. You will save a lot more money using a cash envelope system than using cards. For one thing, using cards in general just habituates you to reach for them whenever you want them. But when you reach for your envelope of cash it is much more concrete and you can always see how much $$ you have. For the few things that electronic payment are more convenient for (gas for the car is one, or internet purchases) keep cash in an envelope for the category and then when you spend money on the card pull the cash from the envelope and put it in the VISA envelope--that is the money that will pay the bill when you are done.
I just put the cash envelopes in a ziploc bag in by carry barg with my credit card, bank card, and ID and it really has broken me of the habit of overspending.
I have to say that even though I work for a Fortune 100 company that makes much of the software you probably use our system requires a text input for applications. So many times I've seen candidates cut and paste their Word docs or other formats into the text box and you get a garbled mess. Just don't give anyone an excuse to pass you over, with hundreds to thousands of candidates these days you need to put your best foot forward every where.
@Venus - Thanks for the tip! I'll have to check it out for friends & family back home.
@Jannie - Thank you so much for giving us your expert and detailed advice! Cheers.
@Steve #13 - You are absolutely right; just because you can't pronounce it doesn't mean it is bad - that was an oversimplification on my part. Thank you!
@Steve #14 - So true. Paint can react in different ways to different solutions. Best to consult the experts if you want to take good care of your wheels!
@Guest #32: I feel for you, what a tough situation to be in. I don't know the answer to your question, nor can I give any sort of legal advice. Other commenters - feel free to weigh in with any recommendations for our friend if you have them.
Yes I want :) An open-minded company that not blindy use poor products just because others do it. A company that not throws their money to buy overpriced licences for tools just to create documents with some words in bold and italics... Yes I want ;)
DO you *want* to work for a company that doesn't use Office or Acrobat Reader? I don't! But I agree you need a plain text resume in case someone does not want to download your attachment.
Where to find the unlock code of the Philips PET 831, dvd player?
Cheers
allwinn
#2 can be applied to many types of documents. I've had clients send me a list of 5 or 6 instructions as an attached Docx file - now I have to open it in OpenOffice since you can't open it in older versions of word, and copy and paste the text into something else, and I have an email with an attachment taking up too much space in my inbox.
And I hate attachments.
It's surprising how some people can't grasp the concept of just putting the text right into the email, even when you explain it
Cable was the huge question when my new husband and his kids moved in. They had had it - we had not. And we still don't. Instead of "vegging out" in our own separate reality, we did things together. We played games (ever heard of cheapass games? - cheap and fun and funny, too). We got videos (and books on tape) on loan from the library or borrowed them from friends. We left the house! We did stuff together. And we talked.
The most gratifying memory I have of our years with 5 teens was the comment my stepson made one Sunday morning. "We would never do this at my other house," he said. I asked what "this" was? He said: "Talk, we never talk. Everyone goes to his own room and watches TV."
You need both. A text formatted resume may be necessary to apply for jobs online, or to send by email. A lot of HR departments screen resumes with keyword searches, and text is better for that. However, a Word or PDF resume will give a better impression. You can make your most important achievements stand out, and it's just easier to read a resume that's nicely formatted. Most places still want a resume in Word format, especially if you make it through the initial screening and they want you to come in for an interview.
Either way, you should make sure your resume works on many different computers. Don't use unusual fonts or non-standard formatting. Check your resume on other computers. Go to someplace like Kinkos and see how it looks on a bare bones computer with a standard operating system. Send it to a friend via email and see how it comes out.
And unfortunately, if you go through a headhunter, they may completely screw up your formatting when they put their name and contact info on the top of your resume. After seeing my carefully formatted resume completely butchered by a headhunter, I now ask my headhunter to put his info on the top and then let me fix it so it looks OK. After all, he wants me to look my best so I can get the job (and he can get the commission).
Don't go to a moneygram location to load your card, they're a ripoff based on outrageous Western Union fees. Murphy Gas in front of any Walmart will charge you 1.96 for any amount. My direct deposits are in my account 3-4 banking days earlier than my regular bank account, figure that one out. I, too, was fed up over the regular bank's manipulation of my deposits and clearing of transactions so that they could make money off of fees. I was part of a class action lawsuit against a major bank that we won because of their unscupulous practices. I pay a flat 9.99 fee monthly and use it unlimited. I can transfer money to my hubby's acct. when he is on the road for free from a computer or by using my cellphone w/text message. It is hard to figure out how to talk to a real person but it can be done.
It depends... Recruiters prefer resumes in Word. They often remove the contact information for the applicant from the resume and substitute their own. Why? They don't want the employer going around them and contacting the applicant directly.
Have you ever seen what a large piece of forwarded text looks like? Not sure that would represent me in the best way.
Hi Wounded Ego...
You do have to have xbox live... and a netflix account.
If you have both, then the code itself is free. You use the dashboard in your xbox to find the netflix screen... open it up, and it will give you a URL to visit on your computer and a code to enter.
Where do I get the number code to plug in? Is it free?
The money I save on travel through AAA more than pays for my membership. They also have discounts on movies, dell.com and target.com that that make it a great investment even though I've never had a flat tire.
Sounds like "nicole" is fishing for suckers...no, you shouldn't have to put up money for your job and, no, you shouldn't expect to make "six figures in two years" (:rolleyes)
GTFO!!
It's so unbelievable that you don't like Dick's! Forgive me for sounding rude, but it's just shocking!
Simple green will indeed clean your car, but I believe it will also tend to strip the wax off your car, exposing the clearcoat and paint and speeding up oxidation and mechanical abrasion of the factory paint job. Double check this to be sure before taking my word for it, but I'm pretty sure I'm correct.
This method of washing the car could be penny wise and pound foolish.
If you really want to know how to wash a car, go to a car website that will better explain the issues involved.
Just because you can't pronounce it doesn't mean it's something that's bad. Borax is pronouncable under the term borax; but sodium tetraborate (it's chemical name) is harder to pronounce (actually, I don't think it is; I've never had a problem with latin names).
It is used as an insecticide. It is used as flux for the welding process. It is used as a cleaning additive. It is definitely toxic, as are most things are. Just understand the appropriate use and concentration of it.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and ammonium lauryl sulfate, the most common surfactants in many cleaners and in toothpaste and shampoo, have some degree of toxicity as well. The key to safety is in the amount of the chemical per weight of product, and the fact that these products are intended for intermittent use followed by complete rinsing.
It just sounds like you don't make quite enough money to pay for your lifestyle, frugal as it is, as well as put away 20% of your income.
Maybe learn how to fix your own car (tools, parts, and a Haynes manual for your car and some time might add up to $600, but you can use those tools again and again).
Try and find some way of increasing your income too.
Sorry, that's all I see.
one last thing I noticed from my last post:
my ability to discipline myself and not buy things has increased under the cash envelope system. Somehow seeing that I have $x of cash is more meaningful to me motivationally than the more abstract budget numbers I was using before. Now I've actually put things back on the shelf when out shopping when I realized I was getting close to running out of cash. Running out of cash is just so more immediate than the more abstract "hey I'm over my budget allocation for food now!."
Hi, this is steve from comment #9, where I described by "envelope-style" budgeting system with Excel.
Hey guess what, I discovered that it's very easy for me to fall off the wagon using such a complicated method.
I've been using actual cash in envelopes for the past couple months and I've noticed a couple of things great about it:
1) my spending is on target, not over
2) I'm so used to going for the envelopes to buy things and looking in to them to see the remaining monthly purchasing power that I've pretty much de-trained myself away from even *thinking* of my credit card or debit card when making a purchase. Using the credit card (I actually almost never use the debit card as I don't like them)feels unusual now and I only do it for gas or an unusual expense.
using the cash envelope system has decoupled the idea of spending from being associated with a plastic card. This is a very good thing in my short 2 months' experience.
And I kind of like carrying around the cash. I thought I was a sophisticated guy but I've realized keeping it a lot simpler works better, which is the goal.
Also I spend less time budgeting etc or even thinking about money. I pretty much only deal with money stuff once a month, to allocate money to my envelopes and set up my automated electronic payments of bills.
If you're not used to having a lot of cash on hand it is an adjustment so start with keeping the month's cash envelopes at home and stocking your carrying cash envelopes just for a week at a time.
But really you get used to carrying cash and as to the "security risk" I know I lost a lot more money--to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars--using electronic payments than I ever would by losing or having stolen even an entire month's worth of cash envelopes.
I just use real envelopes and cash for the two or three categories that are most important for me to control--food, and entertainment, and gas and parking costs. You will save a lot more money using a cash envelope system than using cards. For one thing, using cards in general just habituates you to reach for them whenever you want them. But when you reach for your envelope of cash it is much more concrete and you can always see how much $$ you have. For the few things that electronic payment are more convenient for (gas for the car is one, or internet purchases) keep cash in an envelope for the category and then when you spend money on the card pull the cash from the envelope and put it in the VISA envelope--that is the money that will pay the bill when you are done.
I just put the cash envelopes in a ziploc bag in by carry barg with my credit card, bank card, and ID and it really has broken me of the habit of overspending.