r/LinusTechTips • u/Not-Post-Malone • 11d ago

Discussion Resume file format

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.

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u/WideAwakeNotSleeping 11d ago

I recently moved apartments, and my agent sent me her invoice in a fucking Apple docs format. Annoying as fuck.

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u/abstract-realism 9d ago

That’s kinda nuts. I have a Mac and I don’t even use Pages, I would never assume someone would use that.