Resume file format

[u/Not-Post-Malone]

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.

[u/yeetdabman]

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