Can't open my resume ?

Question

I just sent a guy my resume in a Word document and he said he can't open it. Should I sent him a text document or just paste it into an email?

Also, why wouldn't he be able to open it? Even W95 had Microsoft Office, right?

Answer 1

MS-Word is not a document exchange format.



Save As> HTML or PDF are fine (I think for PDF in MS Word, you send it to 'printer' and select 'PDF printer' or something - to export a PDF file)



Sending .doc files is a bad idea for many reasons - Firstly, '.doc' format makes files huge compared to any other format.(see links below)



They'll be opened on another system, maybe with a different version or kind of software. There's no way of knowing how it is going to print out on another printer or system either...



Microsoft Word files are a security hazard - Unlike standard data formats, Word files can contain programming code which can be executed by your computer automatically when the document is opened. Microsoft's motivation for including this "feature" in Word was to allow word processing macros to be saved along with the document. However, it was not long before malicious people began exploiting this design flaw by writing Word macro code to surreptitiously delete random files or otherwise damage one's computer. As a result, Word files are now notorious as the vector for dozens of computer viruses. When you receive a Word attachment by e-mail, do you really want to take the risk of welcoming a proverbial (and in computing terms, literal) Trojan horse into your system?



I think you should send files in PDF format - or Open Document format. It is not right to assume that everyone uses Windows, or wishes to be compatible with Windows (although it's fairly easy to open .doc files, I do refuse on principal - it is part of the Microsoft Antitrust bully tactics - they threaten anyone developing software capable of opening .doc or .docx files).



Export as PDF. In future, you could use Open Office - it has a nice friendly 'pdf' flag on the top corner that exports your files for sending, whilst you keep a local copy for editing.



READ HERE to see why you SHOULD NOT SEND .DOC OR .DOCX FORMAT FILES



http://en.nothingisreal.com/wiki/Please_don%27t_send_me_Microsoft_Word_documents



AND HERE:



http://goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html

Answer 2

"Even W95 had Microsoft Office, right?" No, MS-Office 97 was never included in any Windows version, but many had a TRIAL version bundled with them.



The REAL question is:



What version of MS-Word are you using, and what version is he trying to open your files with? Older versions of Word may not be able to open files from newer versions of Word. So, open your Resume, and, under the File Tab > Save as... choose ".rtf", and resend it, but you'll lose all the pretty formatting.



It's also possible your Resume file is corrupted, or got corrupted enroute. So, re-send the ".doc" file, too. Repeat for your Cover Letter.

Answer 3

Open your resume and save it but when you do use 'save as' and use the drop down box, at the bottom of the 'save as' window, to save it in a previous version or format.

Yes resend everything and apologize for the confusion.



Mr/Mrs XXXX,

Please find attached, my resume for your review. I have saved it in a previous version of xxxx and hope that this solves the problem with your being unable to open it. If you find that you still are unable to open it, please let me know of a type of text file that you are aware that you able to open and I will make the appropriate modifications if I am able. I apologize for any confusion that may have caused.and ,if required, I can also send you a copy via postal mail.



Thank You for your time and patient regarding this. I am looking forward to meeting with you for an opportunity for a personal interview.



Sincerely,

xxx

Answer 4

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