Just someone said they would only accept a CV in PDF. Just checking - Is that the norm these days? Is Word a thing of the past?
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Never 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.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!
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Only accepting PDF is a bit odd but mine has been PDF for a few years now. Misrepresentation doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen.Originally posted by saptastic View Post
The only time I provide Word versions now is when an agency is prospecting clients for me, and want to use my content in an anonymous profile spec of their own design. Then they only make an introduction if this whets their appetite.Comment
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Mine is a dot matrix printout.Comment
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"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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I don't think the issue is whether it's easy. The issue is why would anyone stipulate such a constraint?Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
You can easily convert word into PDF yourself.See You Next TuesdayComment
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It is also very easy to convert PDF into Word. Especially for a document that was created in Word in the first place.Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
You can easily convert word into PDF yourself.Comment
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When I used to recruit people in a previous role, I always preferred pdf CVs to Word because often the Word ones would show on my screen formatted weirdly or in a way that clearly wasn't intended by the sender ultimately making it a pain in the arse to decipher, especially when you had a lot of CVs to go through. Not all word CVs, but a significant enough proportion that I distinctly remember it. Never had these issues with PDFs.
That could be a reason perhaps?
For me personally, I store my CV in word format. When I need to send it, I make any necessary tweaks, save it as a pdf and then and send it across.Comment
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