I think some are missing the point. A resume or CV is your first (and sometimes only) opportunity to impress a prospective employer or agency representative. As such, it should be a best-of-breed. How many of you would use a printer with a typo on his business card? How many of you would use a mechanic whose car blows smoke? They may be brilliant at their jobs and may just have been careless BUT why give them a chance when there are plenty more available. When interviewing TWs (I don't in my current role), I have always asked agencies to provide a copy of the CV in its original electronic format where possible, so that I can look at how it was created. It tells me a lot about a TW and certainly poses many questions that a prospective employee might not like answering. While not everyone does this, I am certainly not Robinson Crusoe in this approach. My 0.02 as usual. Bruce Ashley Senior Technical Writer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Preston Aviation Solutions Pty Ltd Website: http://www.preston.net 488 Victoria Street email: bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx Richmond VIC 3121 Ph: +61 3 9426 8213 Australia Fax: +61 3 9427 1969 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Setting the standard in software solutions for the global aviation industry, utilising advanced simulation, scheduling, optimisation and visualisation technology. A subsidiary of The Boeing Company ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelist.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************