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    LibreOffice worked well for me, I just did 3 pdfs: one with full contact info, one with just email, and one with 'available on request'.

    Only one or two out of lots of agents asked for 'Word format' which is easy too as LibreOffice can make .doc and .docx files

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      Originally posted by ginge View Post
      LibreOffice worked well for me, I just did 3 pdfs: one with full contact info, one with just email, and one with 'available on request'.

      Only one or two out of lots of agents asked for 'Word format' which is easy too as LibreOffice can make .doc and .docx files
      The only thing I'd be nervous about here is the format in which they send your details on to the client. More often than not from reading upside down in the interview the client has a butchered CV with the agents heading on it. I've seen mine cut down to a one pager and others which is just a copy and paste. I'd just be worried that to save time they just screen shot the pdf and insert it in to a word doc which then looks a bit poopy when it hits the client desk. Good way to stop them changing it granted but I'd still be cautious about what it looked like when it hits the client's inbox. For that reason I always stick to Word. Pro's and cons for both I guess.

      Does annoy me when they do copy and paste and all my experience spans two pages or there is two lines on page three when mine is two pages etc. Looks really naff. I always take a copy of mine printed on heavy paper should they need it.
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