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I don't know whom this is actually making fun of -- if I were hiring, I'd consider the presence of a cover letter with my name on it to be of far more informati

I don't know whom this is actually making fun of -- if I were hiring, I'd consider the presence of a cover letter with my name on it to be of far more informational value than a resume typeset in LaTeX. The cover letter would actually show me that the person made some modicum of effort to apply to my company; the LaTeX wouldn't give me anything I wouldn't be able to tell from the rest of the applicant's resume. And there's no way it's worth more than "started own company".

jauco 18y ago
I don't think it's a case of this one's wrong and this one's right, but rather a funny 'cause it's true kinda thing. And the punchline's of course the tabs and spaces item.
sketerpot 18y ago
The LaTeX says "this person is sincerely nerdy enough to actually become comfortable with LaTeX."
- endtime 18y ago
  Is it worth learning Latex just so that (some) people who see my resume will recognize that I took the time to learn Latex?
  - eru 18y ago
    No. But it's worth to learn LaTeX.
  - Raplh 18y ago
    No just give someone $15 to do your resume for you in Latex.
- catz 18y ago
  I use LaTex a lot. That said, I have a few problems. Nothing is as bad as someone who decides he is going to use Latex for general documents - such as composing tests or any type of document. Why when people use LaTex their brain automatically shuts down? In college there are people who give extra marks if a report is done in LaTex. I thought that if a report looks nice (no matter if you've done it in FrameMaker or Word/OpenOffice) it is all that matters. LaTex is nice - but it is not the holy grail that everyone pretends it to be.