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╔══════════════════════╗ ║ THE ELECTRONIC C.V. ║ ╚══════════════════════╝ Version 1.00 (c) 1994 Bob Palmer, All Rights Reserved. ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░ ░ ░ Bob Palmer ░ ░ 40, Mapperley Road ░ ░ Mapperley Park ░ ░ Nottingham ░ ░ NG2 5AS ░ ░ United Kingdom ░ ░ ░ ░ Tel: 0602 609069 ░ ░ Fax: 0602 609069 ░ ░ ░ ░ Int Tel: +44 602 609069 ░ ░ Int Fax: +44 602 609069 ░ ░ ░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ INTRODUCTION: Without exception around the world, the job market is getting tougher year by year. Securing the job you really want is no easy task and yet by using The Electronic C.V. you can present yourself to a potential employer in a professional manner and in a format he/she will be unable to ignore. The Electronic C.V. allows you to create a disk based resume which you can then distribute to potential employers. While the Electronic C.V. will not replace the filling in of application forms, employers tend to insist upon these for the purposes of Equal Opportunities, we think it will give you a very vital edge and positive professional profile, especially for those seeking computer related employment. The Electronic C.V. runs under DOS and while it looks and feels like a Windows application it is completely stand-alone. A truely user friendly package, The Electronic C.V. will run in under 640k of RAM! Compare that to your average Windows application! You can even convert SoundBlaster VOC files which can be added to your C.V. and played back to potential employers through the PC speaker (no extra hardware needed). **** STOP PRESS **** The Electronic C.V is also compatible with Windows 3.1 WAV sound files. See Appendix 1 for details. Registered users of this application are given licence to distribute their C.V.'s and resumes, together with a very exciting run-time program, to who ever they like, as often as they like. The good news is that the registered run-time program comes without any copyright messages or authoring information. Registration of this unique and powerful application costs just £25 plus £2 postage and packing, and comes with unlimited support. Employment Agencies too may find this program an invaluable tool in presenting clients to employers. It certainly beats the pants off the usual unimpressive piece of card that is sent out. Business users will need to contact us regarding a multiuser licence and in addition we offer full customisation to include logos and terms of business etc. Whether you are registered user or not, we really value your comments and feedback about this program as this will assist us in the future development and enhancement of The Electronic C.V. We hope that you will enjoy using this application and that you will feel it worth registering. In any event please accept our sincere thanks and best wishes for at least taking the trouble to test drive it. REGISTRATION: If you enjoy using this program or wish to distribute C.V.'s and resumes to potential employers then you will need to buy a registered copy of the program. This costs just £25 plus £2 p&p UK Sterling and for your money you will receive a one user licence, the latest registered version comes without any copyright or authoring messages within the run-time program and unlimited technical support. We accept cheques or money orders in UK Sterling but more convieniently we also accept Visa, Mastercard and Access credit cards so registrations can be taken over the phone or indeed faxed to us on 0602 609069 or +44 602 609069 if you are calling from overseas. Cheques and money orders should be made payable to; BOB PALMER Our address for correspondence and registrations is; Bob Palmer 40, Mapperley Road Mapperley Park Nottingham NG2 5AS United Kingdom LICENCE INFORMATION: The Electronic C.V. has been released through the marketing concept known internationally as SHAREWARE. Shareware gives you the opportunity to test drive the software in the same way that you might try out a car before deciding whether to buy it or not. If you find the program would be useful to you or you want to send out a C.V. or resume created by it then we must ask that you purchase a registered version first. Our only source of income is from registrations, we unfortunately get no kick-back from disk vendors or other such outlets. Please feel free to pass on copies of this shareware program to friends and workmates but you must observe that all the files and documentation are included. You are NOT permitted to charge for the distribution of this program except for a nominal charge to cover the cost of the actual floppy disk, but in any event this should not exceed £5.00 UK Sterling. You are not permitted to ditribute C.V's or resumes created with The Electronic C.V. unless you have purchased a registered version of the program. A run-time program is included in this shareware version for your own personal playback and so that you get a full feel for the program before deciding whether to buy it. This program and all of its associated files remain the property of Bob Palmer at all times and is protected by British and European copyright law and by international treaty with most countries around the world. Violation of any of these laws and treaties could unfortunately result in criminal and civil action. The author can accept no responsibility for any damage caused through the use of this program, no matter how caused. Our source code is checked very carefully and tested thoroughly. All disks leaving our office are checked to ensure that no known virus is passed on. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: The Electronic C.V. will operate on any IBM PC or clone with VGA graphics and a hard disk. A mouse makes life easy but is not essential as the program can be operated from the keyboard using the TAB or cursor keys to move from icon to icon. SHIFT TAB works in reverse. The Electronic C.V. works with standard RAM under MS-DOS 3+ To create your own VOC files you will need a suitable sound card complete with microphone. The run-time version requires no additional hardware as sound is played back through the standard PC speaker. Sound files used by The Electronic C.V. need to be in a standard *.SND format. A utility which converts VOC to SND has been included for your benefit. GETTING STARTED: To start creating your own Electronic C.V. type "ECV" at the DOS prompt. THE MAIN MENU: Using your mouse or keyboard select the icon (one click - left button) for the associated topic that you wish to enter into. To leave the program just click on the "Quit to DOS" icon and the Electronic C.V. will terminate ant return you to DOS or the calling program if you are using a menu system etc. PERSONAL INFORMATION: On selecting this icon you will be asked if you wish to create or modify the Title Screen. This is the first thing a potential employer will see when accessing the program via the run-time application. If you select "YES" to this question the title screen will be displayed. By clicking the cursor in the top box you will be able to type in your name. After typing it in we suggest you put the cursor to the front of your name so that you can use the Spacebar to centre it up and make it look good. Moving down to the second box, you can type in your address. Again you may wish to centre the information. The third box should contain your home telephone number. If you which to include a sound file with this screen just click on the "Add a Sound File" checkbox. When the screen looks the way you want click on the "Save" button. Your information will be saved to disk, but you can always access it to modify or change it whenever you want. If you selected "Add a Sound File" a Windows type filebox will be displayed and you will be able to select a suitable SND file. If you selected NO to the question "Do you want to create or modify the title screen?" you will be taken to the Personal Information Screen. Again you will be taken into this automatically after exiting from the Title Screen. Filling in this section is quite easy and requires little comment. Adding a sound file to this section is done in the same way as the Title Screen. When completed just click on SAVE or select CANCEL to dump the information. Either selection will return you to the Main Menu. EDUCATION INFORMATION: By selecting this option you will be able to input, delete or modify any number of education records. Initially, the screen will clear and a drop down menu facility will appear at the top of the screen. RECORDS HELP To ADD a new record click on the RECORDS option at the top of the screen and select ADD. We strongly suggest that you enter these records in a logical format starting with your last High School and then move on to "Pollies" and Universities etc. When you ADD a record it will be stored as the last entry. So by starting with your High School and finishing with the last establishment you attended, a potential employer will be able to view these records in a logical fashion. If by chance you return to college at some point your Electronic C.V. will easily be updated. It is not possible to save blank records. When entering information into the QUALIFICATIONS field you will notice that Scroll Bars appear as you progress down. When the information is complete it is important that you return the Scroll Bars to the top of the field before saving, as the run-time program accesses the record as it was last left. When modifying or deleting a record you will first need to find the record you want. This section of the program works a bit like a mini database in as much as you will be presented with a blank record form. A search pattern can be entered into any field and the search performed is NOT case sensitive. When located the found record will be displayed on your screen and can then be modified or deleted. To see how many records you currently have stored on disk please click on the INFORMATION menu option. When this section is complete a Click on SAVE will store the information or CANCEL will dump it. To exit this section just click on the EXIT menu option and you will be returned to the Main Menu. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION: By selecting this option you will be able to input, delete or modify any number of employment records. Initially, the screen will clear and a drop down menu facility will appear at the top of the screen. RECORDS HELP To ADD a new record click on the RECORDS option at the top of the screen and select ADD. We strongly suggest that you enter these records in a logical format starting with your first job and ending in your current one or most recent if you are unemployed When you ADD a record it will be stored as the last entry. So by starting with your first job your Electronic C.V. will easily be updated as you get new jobs. When entering information into the DUTIES field you will notice that Scroll Bars appear as you progress down. When the information is complete it is important that you return the Scroll Bars to the top of the field before saving as the run-time program accesses the record as it was last left. It is also a good idea to include any vocational training you undertook in this section together with your reason for leaving etc. When modifying or deleting a record you will first need to find the record you want. This section of the program works a bit like a mini database in as much as you will be presented with a blank record form. A search pattern can be entered into any field and the search performed is NOT case sensitive. When located the found record will be displayed on your screen and can then be modified or deleted. To see how many records you currently have stored on disk please click on the INFORMATION menu option. When this section is complete a click on SAVE will store the information or CANCEL will dump it. To exit this section just click on the EXIT menu option and you will be returned to the Main Menu. FURTHER INFORMATION: In this section you have the opportunity to tell a potential employer all the things about yourself that could not be included elsewhere with the Electronic C.V. You may wish to say why you feel suited to a particular post and what skills and experience you can bring. Also included on this screen is an opportunity for you to tell all about your HOBBIES & INTERESTS. You may be involved in some voluntary work etc. Again you have the option of adding a sound file. When complete make sure the Scroll Bars are at the top of the section. Click on SAVE to store the information or alternatively click on CANCEL to dump it. Both options will return you to the Main Menu. REFERENCES: This section gives you the opportunity to offer two people or organisations as references as to your suitability for employment. The only point to watch is that you leave the Scroll Bars at the top of the section before saving. Clicking on SAVE will store the information while the CANCEL option dumps it into oblivion. Either option returns you to the Main Menu. FINISHING OFF: When you have completed inputing all of the information into your Electronic C.V. and QUIT to DOS you will notice that a number of files (*.CRD) have been created in your \ECV directory. These files contain all the information you have entered. Copy these files to the \ECV\MANAGER directory where the run-time program and files are stored. (COPY *.CRD \ECV\MANAGER) You must also ensure that all the SND sound files that your Electronic C.V. needs are copied into this directory as well. Changing to this directory you will then be able to view your Electronic C.V. as if you were a potential employer by running the program RESUME.COM. Registered users of The Electronic C.V. could at this point copy all the files from the \ECV\MANAGER directory onto a floppy disk and distribute the finished work. Of course you could place your Electronic C.V. on a bulletin board or send it to someone via Compuserve etc. That's it! Good luck with your career. CREATING SOUND FILES: Appendix I. If you have the necessary hardware, such as the CAT SOUND STUDIO, you will be able to create standard SND digitised sound files for inclusion with your Electronic C.V. Failing this, you can use or create SoundBlaster VOC or Windows WAV files. In the case of Windows WAV files you will simply need to rename the file so that it has an SND extension. When creating a sound file it is IMPORTANT that the sound is digitised at 22 Mhz. Not only does this frequency sound great, The Electronic C.V. will not operate properly with any other speed. The CONVERT program included in the \ECV\SOUND directory will convert VOC to SND and allow you to listen to the created file. CONVERT has a graphical interface and is very straight forward to use. Remember to transfer any SND files that you wish to use in your Electronic C.V. to the \ECV\MANAGER directory before you run the RESUME (run-time) program. CREDITS: THE ELECTRONIC C.V. was created using the following programs: Turbo C++ Borland International Layout Objects Inc Frombat Clockwork Software Tradermarks: Windows Microsoft Corp MS-DOS Microsoft Corp IBM-PC International Business Machines Compuserve H & B Block Co +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++