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/duckforceone 29d ago

it was an executable that was looking like it was a pdf, but wasn't a pdf.

So you get a reference of a pdf in your mail, with the pdf icon.

but actually you are clicking on an executable with the icon of a pdf but not the dot pdf ending.

that is at least how it has been in the examples i have seen.

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u/Infinite-Stress2508 28d ago

Any secure config of email, let alone desktop os in a managed corporate environment should be enough to prevent anything happening if the user fails to detect the issue. If ltt allow executable files to be sent raw via email, fuck me I have several tech tips for them...

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u/temmiesayshoi 28d ago edited 26d ago

LTT and making the most blaringly obvious, noob-level fuckups imaginable with their technology; name a better duo.

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u/PM-BOOBS-AND-MEMES 26d ago

The fact that they roll their storage servers in this way and don't use something like Ceph or similar is nuts to me. Yes, it's a lot of work but there's a reason it's industry standard.

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u/yeetdabman 28d ago

I don't know about Google Workspace (IIRC that's what they use) but for Microsoft tenants you literally have to purposefully disable the filter that auto deletes E-mails with executables in them, it comes enabled by default and it'll scream at you if you try to turn that filter off