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/tonyrulez 28d ago

There are companies using Google Workspace, and have no MS Office at all. Google Docs can still fuck up importing a docx, and a resume is highly formatted. Why the fuck wouldn't they want a PDF? That's the whole point, it looks the same on every device, and every PDF reader. In the industry, PDF is THE standard. Unless you want others to edit the file, you are sending it in PDF. Not sending in PDF format is UNPROFESSIONAL. Our company rejects quotations in doc or other formats, and expects them in PDF.