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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.