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Maybe I'm an obsessive freak, but I make a different resume for every
job/contract I apply for (in fact, on my home machine, I've got a
sub-folder for each job I apply for with the customized resume in it).
They may have very minor differences between them, but I modify and
re-use my resume all the time. So, for me, it makes sense to use styles.
Thanks. DB.
Mr. Rainer 3139 S-PP-RD-QA2 wrote...
>
> One reason to set up (or not to set up) a special template is
> time economy.
>
> It does make sense to invest in work preparation if you
> re-use and maintain a document. A single-use flyer, however,
> does not have to be very sophisticated in its inner document
> structure to look nice and to bring forward the
> message/content. It just depends on how often you use and
> change your resume.
>
> (I'm a big fan of structured work though, and my standard
> business letter template makes use of FrameMaker's
> conditional text settings. Did I mention that I also use para
> tags? ;-)
>
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