http://www.jakubkorab.net/2008/03/why-my-resume-will-no-longer-be-in-word-format.html Tech, Opinion, and Doing Stuff Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.jakubkorab.net/2008/03/why-my-resume-will-no-longer-be-in-word-format.html/comment-page-1#comment-35 Stephen’s Thoughts » Blog Archive » Should an agency be allowed to update your Resume/CV? Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:23:56 +0000 http://www.jakubkorab.net/2008/03/why-my-resume-will-no-longer-be-in-word-format.html#comment-35 [...] Jakub Korab of the Dublin Java users group raises some good arguments about agencies updating a CV before submitting it to an employer. The logic being that the agency does not want the employer to contact me later on without them involved. While I appreciate the logic behind the practice, and have no problem with submitting a resume without contact details, I take objection to it…… Pasting an agency logo onto my CV without my permission is at the very least undesirable. I do not work through any given recruitment agency before a contract is signed, and do not wish to be represented as such. [...] [...] Jakub Korab of the Dublin Java users group raises some good arguments about agencies updating a CV before submitting it to an employer. The logic being that the agency does not want the employer to contact me later on without them involved. While I appreciate the logic behind the practice, and have no problem with submitting a resume without contact details, I take objection to it…… Pasting an agency logo onto my CV without my permission is at the very least undesirable. I do not work through any given recruitment agency before a contract is signed, and do not wish to be represented as such. [...]

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