I would miss a world without Word. Word is how I know whether to apply for a job or not.
If you only accept resumes in Word format, you're not the dinosaur I want to work for.
If you only accept resumes in Word format, you're not the dinosaur I want to work for.
However, I don't want to work for a company that uses external recruiters that put stupid, restrictive requirements on applications either because they are too lazy to do their job well for the $10k+ commission they get for new placements.
True story.
Today I sent a link to my CV online, in HTML.
I found out later that they want it in word so they can edit it, incorporate the cover letter, their own notes etc. Not a system that instilled me with confidence.
Hrm. I may need to knock the "Word" format output option off my resume generator.
There are plenty of people who would submit in whatever format is required to land the job/contract/anything they desparately need and that positive quality is called 'perseverance' :)