I provide in PDF to avoid Word formatting aggro, but agents submitting the CV for a role more often than not ask for a Word version.
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I have seen some 'creative' layouts so I guess that's where the formatting goes awry, leading to a requirement for a PDF formatComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNever heard of anyone asking for PDF. I've heard of agents asking for word only because they can copy and past in to their format.
The reason is that Word documents work much better with applicant tracking systems. There are systems that create CVs as nicely designed PDFs, but the code in them is extremely complex and unparseable by the ATS, so they become invisible to the system. Some even crash Preview on Macs and make Acrobat go extremely slow.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNever heard of anyone asking for PDF. I've heard of agents asking for word only because they can copy and past in to their format.
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Nope, quite the opposite - I went through a phase of PDF, but noticed a distinct downturn in proactive contact. Switched back to Word and I started getting calls again - no doubt due to issues with their crap systemsComment
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I convey my CV through the medium of interpretive dance. But special requests can also see it being sent in Word.
Never been asked for PDF.Comment
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I heard somewhere that a 3 slide powerpoint was a new fangled thing for Cv's!Former IPSE member
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