Why we use Google Docs
- I do not want to spend your valuable session time managing multiple attachments
- Therefore, please combine everything except your resume into a single Google Docs file
- Share that file with Vince at his vince@vince email address
- Depending on your goals for the session, Vince may need to spend the first minutes of our session reading your materials
I prefer using Google Docs to Microsoft Word for application materials because it is
- Synchronized – Google syncs with your computer and all mobile devices
- Efficient – saves time since we no longer need to download, "save as" a new version, and upload Microsoft Word files across multiple devices
- Always up to date – minimizes the chance that either of us will misplace a file, leave the latest copy on another computer, or review an old version instead of the latest update
- Accessible – all your files become available on the web (but you control who can view them)
- Mobile – using the Google Drive mobile application, you can read, comment upon and edit your files from your smartphone or tablet
- Helpful – Google automatically messages both of us when comments have been replied to and/or open issues have been resolved
- I prefer Google Docs to Microsoft Word because Google automatically messages both of us when comments have been replied to and/or open issues have been resolved
- While we are brainstorming and organizing ideas, other than your resume, which should remain in MS Word, please combine all application materials into one (1) single document that includes your
- application data form short answers (answers to strategically important short answer questions asked in online applications)
- essay(s)
- recommendation letters (if available)
- When it comes time to apply, you can remove the recommendation letters (if available) and share them with your recommenders for uploading via the online application page provided by schools
- If you have any questions, please let me know in a session
- I have used Google Docs with clients for more than 10 years
- Once they get used to it, many clients tell me they prefer it, as well
- I hope you agree
How we will use Google Docs
- If I receive your materials 24 hours before our session, I will read and comment within our shared file
- If not, I will spend the first 10 + minutes of our session reading and commenting
- Either way, I will track my time
Related topics
- Initial Consultation: https://www.vinceprep.com/contact
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): https://www.vinceprep.com/services/FC/FAQ
- Best Practices: https://www.vinceprep.com/services/planner
- Commitments and Methods: https://www.vinceprep.com/services/planner/logistics
- Why We Use Google Docs: https://www.vinceprep.com/services/planner/docs
- Availability: https://www.vinceprep.com/services/availability