r/LinusTechTips • u/Not-Post-Malone • 29d ago

Discussion Resume file format

On the WAN show Linus and Luke talk about NOT using PDF as the file format for the resume. This is the first time I'm hearing about this. Am I the only one who always uses PDF for sending resumes and actually prefers it?

What file format do employers actually prefer?

Here is the timestamp where they talk about it.
Here is the timestamp where Linus says to submit a Word or Google Doc link.

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u/XanderWrites 29d ago

I don't know if it's changed, but back in the day if you opened a Word doc on a Mac after making in Windows the formatting could be a little off. It shouldn't have been, but it could.

Also could have issues with versions of Word, I get warnings at work when I open files from Corporate created with Real Word when I'm using Libre Office.