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THE RESUME WRITER
VERSION 1.1
Written by Charles Crawford.
Writing a resume is an essential operation to accomplish if
you want to get a job. This program attempts to assist you in
getting it done and creating either a text file or printed
document to send off to a potential employer. Here's what it
does and how to use it.
The program is run by typing "Resume" at the DOS
prompt. If you have the database "Resume.dbf" in your
subdirectory along with "Resume.exe" then you should immediately
see the opening screen.
At the program start, you can either add a resume to the
database, select a color, edit an existing resume, print a resume
or generate a text file of a resume. All of the options are
available, but you would probably choose to add a resume since
you have not already done so.
Adding a resume essentially asks a number of questions which
you answer to fill in a database of information. You are
provided with three areas of questions going from the initial
name and address stuff to experience to education and skills.
All along the way you are given instructions to follow and at the
end of the process, you will be shown an edit screen to fix any
errors you may have made.
Once the editing is done, then you will automatically have a
text file called "Faxit.txt" generated by the program. This text
file should be run through one of those text formatting utilities
to be sure that it is ready for printing from DOS. A common
program to set margins and format for printing is Marg.exe which
is on a number of bulletin boards. Marg.exe is included with
this program, but is shareware and you should register it.
Using Marg.exe is pretty easy. Just type "Marg Faxit.txt
resume.txt" and answer probably "1" to the prompt you get from
Marg and press enter. This creates a text file called
"Resume.txt" which you should be able to print by typing "print
resume.txt" and pressing enter at the DOS prompt. If DOS asks
what printer, then you should be able to press enter and let the
computer do the rest.
The "Resume Writer" program also allows you to print from
the main menu. This is a good option for folks with printers
that will run well with the normal DOS conventions. If the
output of the printer does not look good, then you should use the
text formatting process described above. You can always create
the text file "Faxit.txt" by using the file generation main menu
option for printing or creating a file.
Setting colors is quite easy in the program by selecting the
"C" for colors menu option. The program will provide you with a
list of possible color options and just select what you want and
away you go.
If you have a fax modem and want to send the "faxit.txt"
using the "Faxit" software from Jamal Mazrui and Charlie
Crawford, then simply get your hands on "Faxit10.zip" from the
MCB BBS at (617)-451-5327. The reason the "Faxit" software is
not contained within this set of files is because it has not been
released as yet. You can use other fax software to send the file
over a fax modem using the command structure that software
requires and the "Faxit.txt" text file.
Here's a list of things to remember when running the resume
program:
1. Take your time. Writing any resume takes thinking.
answer the questions slowly so that you will not need to do much
or any editing.
2. Don't use punctuation between city and state or at the
end of lines of text of duties or skills since the program fills
them in for you.
3. Remember that you usually will not have alot of space to
answer a question. Use direct answers and clear abbreviations if
necessary.
4. Do not use a period when answering the question about
your middle initial. The program will add it to the "Faxit.txt"
file or print it in a print out.
Finally, this program is provided to you free of charge in
the hope that it will help you find a good job. there are no
guarantees or any responsibility taken for its performance! It
cost you nothing and so if it fails to meet your expectations
then we can only suggest that you try another program. This one
was really written to provide a speech friendly interface for
folks who rely upon synthetic speech output to access
information. We expect that future versions will correct any
problems we find and add other features of use to folks.
Enjoy and best of luck in your job search.
Charles Crawford - February 10, 1994.