On: How a programmer reads your resume (comic)

[lunchbox]

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".

[sketerpot → lunchbox]

The LaTeX says "this person is sincerely nerdy enough to actually become comfortable with LaTeX."

[endtime → sketerpot]

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 → endtime]

No. But it's worth to learn LaTeX.

[Raplh → endtime]

No just give someone $15 to do your resume for you in Latex.

[catz → sketerpot]

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.

[jauco → lunchbox]

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.