[Fsf-friends] CSIR uses only Microsoft

V. Sasi Kumar vsasi@vsnl.com
Wed Jan 7 11:01:13 IST 2004


On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 09:35, Dileep M. Kumar wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 06, 2004 at 07:01:50PM +0530, Annamalai Gurusami wrote:
> 
> >>>Thats a sad reality.  I don't  know why such a restriction is being
> >>>imposed.  I cannot seem to figure it out.
> 
> IAC,  Many companies  use  automated  software to  read  and sort  the
> resumes in word  document. Thats why they insist a  job seeker to send
> the resume in word format.

We cannot force private companies not to specify proprietary formats for
such purposes. But our government agencies should not do that. They are
supposed to have some kind of social commitment, accountability and
transparency. The scientific community in India, in general, appears to
have ceased to be concerned with such matters (sorry for having to put
the community of which I myself am part in the docks). Can we think of
some strategy to bring pressure on CSIR to change?

-- 
V. Sasi Kumar <vsasi@vsnl.com>
CESS




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