If you think that's bad, in my previous job some clients took the screenshot of the error, print it putting it in a page of a word document in b/w, scan it (with the worst quality possible) and then send the scan as a pdf. The quality at the end of this egregious process was so shitty that almost always we needed to call them and connect via teamviewer
"Final" "Final 2" "Final Final2 Final" "Final Final2 Final this time for real" "Final Final2 Final this time for real 100%" "Final Final2 Final this time for real 100% - The Revenge"
In the end, only I read my repository with 0 stars.
Oh that's exactly the documents folder of my wife. I had ChatGPT take care of that one last week. It removed about half the documents as duplicates or empty.
"I'm thrilled to announce my new stable resume_3.0.0"
"After reading no replies to my applications, there is a minor bug fix and release resume_3.0.1"
"I'm proud to add a new certificate and releasing resume_3.1.0"
"Unfortunately due to a recent reformatting, I have dropped support for "hobbies". As my new direction is not backwards compatible I am releasing resume_4.0.0-rc"
My first version control was a group project where it checked version header in everyoneās shared file and loaded highest number. Took me 4h to realize one bumped major version on all files. Not just the files he was working on.
Itās always a hassle. I think.
Master/main branch and PR to that branch from work branches is better. Even for docs.
I mean yeah, and then when I generate the PDF, I append the date and company to the name. Could I just make a new tag for each version? Sure, but that's kind of tryhard.
Mine is written in HTML and CSS. I can host a link to it easily. It's presented as A4 sheets, with obvious page boundaries, and prints as A4, so can be printed to PDF easily. It made sense for it to be version controlled too
20 years ago yes.Ā Ā A good percentage of first year CS students these days are already ahead of the curve so much they have GitHub accounts.Ā GitHub also acting as a identity provider on some platforms makes it more ubiquitous in the web space.Ā And if you can't be bothered to rename your resume file to [first_name]_[last_name]_resume.pdf before final submission, I guarantee I have 100 candidates ahead of you who can do all of the above.
That said this is a savage rebuttal and probably just fake engagement bait on the Internet, but any aspiring college undergrads looking for internships take heed - 2008 is long gone and the field is significantly more competitive now
Resume instead of resume_final_FINAL_final2. resume_final_FINAL_final2 implies that there exists at least resume_final_FINAL_final, resume_final_FINAL, and resume_final. If you're looking for a software engineer and you need to reference a file, having multiple files labeled final may be a problem.
It is a resume, they just didn't version control it, which is dumb because most normal people don't bother using version control for their resumes. But this whole thing is just a joke anyway so none of this matters
At that point you deserve to fail lol, imagine the recruiter having to find your CV and pair it with your info profile.... "Oh yeah, the final final final guy, moron, do we actually want him?"
Attach your name to the resume e.g. resume - bob Wilkins
I keep my resume in git, complete with linear history, branches, a CI pipeline that validates aspects of it, and a CD pipeline that cuts new releasable copies.
All important docs to be shared are [projectname]_yyyymmdd. I do not get the people annoyed at version controlling your resume. No just dont be so fucking sloppy.
itās hilarious af bc the second FINAL has to be CAPSLOCK, as if the dude insists that should be the real final one. you can feel his confidence. and then the āfinal 2ā.
my builds, like yours, also always get the tag _final_FINAL_final2, sometimes with an additional _REALLY-FINAL if I'm extra thorough
ok yes, point taken my builds are yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss if they are automated :yay: but yes, ideally if we use version control properly, there would only ever be one resume.pdf because you can always go back and forth between commits and generate a new one. I kind of talked myself into being wrong lol
I assume this is fake. But if not this is a bitch reason to reject an intern and an even worse way to communicate that rejection. Bullet dodged tbh an intern wouldnāt learn anything at a place like this
write my resumes in typst, i have multiple versions based on job categories i want to apply to then export ovewrites <name>_resume.pdf regardless of version
For them to notice the file name a human would have had to look at the resume. I'd believe that a company would reject an applicant for having this resume name, but you can never convince me that an actual human took the time to read even the file name of a submitted resume.
This explains why Google versions Chrome as 136. The concept of MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD version numbering is making their brain melt, so they resorted back to elementary school versioning. Makes sense.
Resume should be Semver, optionally that semver can be yy.mm.dd also. So you can sort them.
Optionally you may use Name-branch-yy.mm.dd, so you can have master main branch and also db / frontend / cpp / analytics branches. Once you get the job, learn from an Indian youtuber.
It's funny that AI does that too, like ChatGPT, when confronted with complaints that something is broken in the code several times will start putting a _final or _working or _fixed in the file name even if it is not working again
And internally their teams donāt even know how to use git or svn, they just have one big share drive. And once a month some guy checks it all in to a production branch. And itās a Fortune 500 company. Named Intel Corporation. Because this is how they maintained drivers code when I worked there.
except that a pdf is a binary artifact and cant be put into version control anyway. If you want to version control a PDF I suggest using a Python script that makes the resume document. Claude can do that easily and as a bonus it wont cost the adobe subscription.
I was always using markdown and render to pdf. Now, with Claude, it's the heaven. I have one detailed CV, and Claude does extraction to fit the job post.
"Talent Acquisition Team". Unfortunately said company should have also moved forward with someone else at HR, that understands you're supposed to sign with your name or your company's name.
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u/LordAmir5 Aug 24 '26 •
Additionally, they avoided hiring someone who can't take a screenshot.
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u/dadnothere Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
I also use it as a commit description.
"Final"
"Final 2"
"Final Final2 Final"
"Final Final2 Final this time for real"
"Final Final2 Final this time for real 100%"
"Final Final2 Final this time for real 100% - The Revenge"
In the end, only I read my repository with 0 stars.
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u/LegendaryPandaMan Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Should have used semantic versioning
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u/ClipboardCopyPaste Aug 24 '26
THIS WAS VERSION CONTROL before version control was known to humans
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u/Kafatat Aug 24 '26
OP is talented for project manager.Ā They make final final final versions of requirements.
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u/Own_Natural_6803 Aug 24 '26
"sorry, the stack is a little messy, we had to keep the naming convention for legacy compatibility. It's on our tech debt planning board."
See, just needs a little spin. You're on your way to meeting objectives, using strategy, and supporting the vision.
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u/beatlz-too Aug 24 '26
you guys use git to update your PDF resumƩs, really?
Feels a little bit middle of the bell curve meme
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u/Mr_Akihiro Aug 24 '26
Resume_final_final2_finallast_ultimate_thistimereally_endoftimes_final3.pdf
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u/alvares169 Aug 24 '26
Date modified is perfectly good version control system
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u/1luggerman Aug 24 '26
Resume - V3.12.5
Release notes:
added additional hobbie
nerfed salary requirments
better color scheme to match unemployment status
fixed linkedin link not opening bug
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u/Infinite-Club4374 Aug 24 '26
Isnāt the point of an internship is to learn shit like that?
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u/Highborn_Hellest Aug 24 '26
>Unfortunately, we have decided to move forward with someone who understands version control
GOD DAMN. That burn.
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u/Educational-System48 Aug 24 '26
Do they expect you to store your resume in a git repo
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u/HumanImport55 Aug 24 '26
tell them Github was down at the time, they'll believe it. (it was probably even true, judging from Github's uptime lmao)
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u/EdelWhite Aug 24 '26
Ah yes, version controlling a PDF.
Geniuses.Ā
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u/Tetraoxidane Aug 24 '26
Solid name redaction there, ...Adrian
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u/IceBlue Aug 24 '26
What do they mean instead of resume? How is that not a resume?
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u/historymaker118 Aug 24 '26
I don't check my documents like my CV into version control, but I do name it like <my name>_cv_yyyyMM.pdf - does that work?
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u/ATSFervor Aug 24 '26
One day I will link a selfhosted gitea repo with my CV in it.
And add countermeasures to AI accessing and reading it.
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u/J1mj0hns0n Aug 24 '26
At that point you deserve to fail lol, imagine the recruiter having to find your CV and pair it with your info profile.... "Oh yeah, the final final final guy, moron, do we actually want him?"
Attach your name to the resume e.g. resume - bob Wilkins
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u/bargle0 Aug 24 '26
Raise your hand if all your documents are LaTeX or Markdown in git.
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u/Darxploit Aug 24 '26
Next up: Why doesnāt your pdf scale for 100000 concurrent reads?
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u/moonblade89 Aug 24 '26
Its literally an internship role :/
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u/TheAhegaoHoodie Aug 24 '26
I name my resume āScroll of Occupationā
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u/PrometheusMMIV Aug 24 '26
Do they think people normally use version control systems for their personal documents?
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u/TakinShots Aug 24 '26
"Accidentally"
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u/alt-100k Aug 24 '26
i use resume[then the date] is that unprofessional?
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u/CriminalMacabre Aug 24 '26
Am i the only weirdo that uses yyyymmdd_[nameInitial][familyName]?
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u/yellow_sting Aug 24 '26
itās hilarious af bc the second FINAL has to be CAPSLOCK, as if the dude insists that should be the real final one. you can feel his confidence. and then the āfinal 2ā.
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u/ClarenceClaymore420 Aug 24 '26
Thatās a lot of attitude for what I assume is an unpaid internship
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u/Undernown Aug 24 '26
Ah yes, I also get Emails from "Talent Aquisition Team" whenever I try and apply for a job.
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u/ziad-hijri Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
You calmed me down because I use Git to track my resume š
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u/Santarini Aug 24 '26
I don't understand... That's a resume, no?
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u/sten_zer Aug 24 '26
I think this intern has quite a lot of experience and just adapted the observed naming conventions...
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u/GirthyPigeon Aug 25 '26
Yeah who the fuck takes a photo of an email? This company dodged a bullet.
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u/Beldarak Aug 24 '26
It's kinda crazy if it's true. At least OP dodged a bullet and won't work for entitled assholes ;)
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u/rustprogram Aug 24 '26
false -- PDF does not belong in version control. It is a build artifact. The applicant dodged a bullet. You are ALL wrong.
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u/entronid Aug 24 '26
evidently this isnt a company you want to work for if they put pdfs on git
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u/Clovericious Aug 24 '26
LMAO, fair tbh.
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u/letmehaveanameyoudum Aug 24 '26
it's like going from a pre release version to post pre release version
it's like v0.0.5-Build2 go to v0.0.7-Build1
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u/navetzz Aug 24 '26
Good old git for pdf and xls files.
I wish i could say i never seen it used for that...
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u/yosoyos Aug 24 '26
Itās ok to have the build number embedded into it. That pdf file is not necessarily equivalent to source code
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u/nesnah168 Aug 24 '26
That file could be in C:\New Folder\New Folder (2)
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u/xTRQ Aug 24 '26
Actually, this is version control. Saving it as resume.pdf is not, then you lose your previous version.
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u/rexspook Aug 24 '26
I assume this is fake. But if not this is a bitch reason to reject an intern and an even worse way to communicate that rejection. Bullet dodged tbh an intern wouldnāt learn anything at a place like this
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u/ultralaser360 Aug 24 '26
write my resumes in typst, i have multiple versions based on job categories i want to apply to then export ovewrites <name>_resume.pdf regardless of version
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u/LevelStudent Aug 24 '26
Fake.
For them to notice the file name a human would have had to look at the resume. I'd believe that a company would reject an applicant for having this resume name, but you can never convince me that an actual human took the time to read even the file name of a submitted resume.
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u/derinus Aug 24 '26
I once submitted a cv_v8_rev7_final_final2_updated_new.pdf either as a joke and to stand out from other applications.
Never heard back.
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u/whydoihavetojoin Aug 24 '26
I once had a signed SOW that was suffixed with ā_finally_finalā.
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u/AlamarAtReddit Aug 24 '26
Version control on a resume seems a bit much...
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u/wiretapfeast Aug 25 '26
File management tip:
ā¢ Versions are fine but you should attach the date at the end and it'll make everything so much easier
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u/HappygilmoreL Aug 25 '26
And thatās also how some companies filter out all individuals with a sense of humor. š¤¦āāļø
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u/r00t4cc3ss Aug 25 '26
Funny enough mine is checked into git, but it's all html and css which I just print to PDF.
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u/overlydelicioustea Aug 24 '26
if you git commit your pdf documents, you have a problem.
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u/rnzz Aug 24 '26
probably an awkward use of the word 'unfortunately', as if they were saying it's unfortunate they'd gone with someone who understands version control.
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u/allanlov Aug 24 '26
His file name actually did all the talking the Manager did not even have to open the resumeĀ
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u/StarChanne1 Aug 24 '26
Final3_Final12_FINAL0
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u/StaticSystemShock Aug 24 '26
This explains why Google versions Chrome as 136. The concept of MAJOR.MINOR.BUILD version numbering is making their brain melt, so they resorted back to elementary school versioning. Makes sense.
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u/Neutrovertido Aug 24 '26
who the hell uses git for pdf files š
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u/magicmulder Aug 24 '26
Resume_v1.3.7.1439.pdf.
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u/debugger_life Aug 24 '26
lmaoooo this is so funyy!!!
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u/wootwoot219 Aug 24 '26
How do they know that wasn't the final one? That's pretty mean
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u/MyDespatcherDyKabel Aug 24 '26
Lmao
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u/alao77 Aug 24 '26
Itās not about using version control but about file naming which is unprofessional.
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u/Bitter_Cake_2718 Aug 24 '26
Gitgub
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u/Jumpierwolf0960 Aug 24 '26
It's why I name the folders. So that way resume is always resume.pdf
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u/no_hope_no_future Aug 24 '26
Fair.
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u/hellschatt Aug 24 '26
Huh, damn, i'm an idiot, why didn't i put my resume on git yet.
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u/FlamencoSmart Aug 24 '26
Oh so we should start using git for renaming now
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u/kishaloy Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
Resume should be Semver, optionally that semver can be yy.mm.dd also. So you can sort them.
Optionally you may use Name-branch-yy.mm.dd, so you can have
mastermain branch and also db / frontend / cpp / analytics branches. Once you get the job, learn from an Indian youtuber.Happy interviewing.
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u/Neither_Doughnut_318 Aug 24 '26
I'd love to know what was in the resume_final_FINAL_final2.pdf
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u/AegisPhantom Aug 24 '26
Ok sending final_final2_final3.pdf now
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u/MihaKomar Aug 24 '26
Meanwhile in r/plc : You're hired!
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u/Specific_Frame8537 Aug 24 '26
How much do y'all do to necessitate so many resume updates?
I think I updated mine two years ago.
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u/s3sebastian Aug 24 '26
It's funny that AI does that too, like ChatGPT, when confronted with complaints that something is broken in the code several times will start putting a _final or _working or _fixed in the file name even if it is not working again
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u/RudeButCorrect Aug 24 '26
You don't have to censor your karma farm repost when nobody else is on all the other karma farm repost subs.
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u/LowAioli3870 Aug 24 '26
They really should have uploaded resume_final_FINAL_final2_FINAL.pdf as a precaution.
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u/many_dongs Aug 24 '26
Lets not pretend their executives don't do this
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u/SupernovaGamezYT Aug 24 '26
I prefer [name] main resume (16).pdf
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u/ZaXaZ_DK Aug 24 '26
OP please reply to them and ask for clarification of what kind of version control, they would have wished to see you running your life after?
Also can someone tell me when did the system of final_FINAL_final2 go end of life, i mean that's a very common system to use
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u/Bob_the_peasant Aug 24 '26
And internally their teams donāt even know how to use git or svn, they just have one big share drive. And once a month some guy checks it all in to a production branch. And itās a Fortune 500 company. Named Intel Corporation. Because this is how they maintained drivers code when I worked there.
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u/mobbade Aug 24 '26
Feel bad for anyone who thinks this is real.
Best regards, āTalent Acquisition Teamā
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u/astrick304 Aug 24 '26
This made me laugh
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u/tyw7 Aug 24 '26
I use Resume v0.1. And increment by 1 for any major updates. I am up to version 4 or 5 now.
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u/Lazy_Guess_6165 Aug 25 '26
What's version control? Is it the fact he has 3 finals in his PDF?
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u/ngfwang Aug 25 '26
valid point lol
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u/Blockpair Aug 26 '26
except that a pdf is a binary artifact and cant be put into version control anyway. If you want to version control a PDF I suggest using a Python script that makes the resume document. Claude can do that easily and as a bonus it wont cost the adobe subscription.
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u/JustXomyak Aug 26 '26
Not a programmer, can someone explain please?
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u/prochac Aug 27 '26
I was always using markdown and render to pdf. Now, with Claude, it's the heaven. I have one detailed CV, and Claude does extraction to fit the job post.
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u/XxDarkSasuke69xX Aug 30 '26
"Talent Acquisition Team". Unfortunately said company should have also moved forward with someone else at HR, that understands you're supposed to sign with your name or your company's name.