Originally posted by vwdan
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Is your CV PDF or word?
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Word doc but I have a PDF versions because some stupid web portals that companies have do not accept word docs.Leave a comment:
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I heard somewhere that a 3 slide powerpoint was a new fangled thing for Cv's!Leave a comment:
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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.Leave a comment:
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pdf used by default but I have it in word if recruiters ask for itLeave a comment:
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I just submitted mine as rtf format. I think this just the recruiter.Leave a comment:
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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 systemsLeave a 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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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.Leave a comment:
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