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I usually get asked to help screen resumes for applicants to the department I'm in... every single one has either been a .doc attachment (pretty much all of the

I usually get asked to help screen resumes for applicants to the department I'm in... every single one has either been a .doc attachment (pretty much all of the contractor positions) or pasted into a html email (pretty much all of the permanent positions). I don't believe I've ever seen one in PDF (except when I was looking for work after college... they asked me to re-send it as a .doc).

tptacek 17y ago
And I'm a hiring manager who just checked 121 resumes in his mail spool, ~65% of which were in PDF. But sure, I guess there's someone out there who's never seen a PDF resume.
- DannoHung 17y ago
  What industry are you in and how do you get most of your resumes? Might have something to do with it.
- pyre 17y ago
  Your evidence is anecdotal. Don't assume that every company everywhere in every industry deals with the same things that you do.
  - loup-vaillant 17y ago
    As is tbrownaw's evidence. Maybe there are relevant statistics somewhere?
    - pyre 17y ago
      The comment: > But sure, I guess there's someone out there who's never seen a PDF resume. Seems to imply that he feels that his experience is the same for 99% of the rest of the world, and that tbrownaw's evidence is in the minority. The problem is that both of them only have anecdotal evidence, so neither can claim to have 'the big picture,' though tptacek seems to infer that he does ("But sure, I guess there's someone out there" implies that this 'someone' is all alone/the only person).
- iuguy 17y ago
  Likewise, it seems in the UK Infosec industry recruiters send CVs in Word format where possible (and usually track changes), whereas individuals tend to send PDFs generated in Word, OpenOffice or commonly (for technical folk) Latex. Recruiters hate Latex.
  - Silhouette 17y ago
    > Recruiters hate Latex. Since when? I've made my PDF CVs using LaTeX (XeLaTeX, actually) for years. I've never had a problem, and I get the occasional comment about how nicely presented the CV is. Agencies hate PDFs in general, since they can't mess around with them as easily, but that's their problem.
  - loup-vaillant 17y ago
    Wait a minute: Do you mean LaTeX source code, or LaTeX generated PDF, or just PDF? And what do you mean by "recruiters"? The guy you will work with? the HR people? Or the agencies? Most of all, why do "recruiters" hate "Latex"? (This is a real question, whose response might serve me soon.)
    - roundsquare 17y ago
      I'm going to guess here but... I think @iuguy meant LaTeX source code. PDF from latex is probably fine. Why do they hate it? Because most of them probably can't open it.

tptacek 17y ago

And I'm a hiring manager who just checked 121 resumes in his mail spool, ~65% of which were in PDF. But sure, I guess there's someone out there who's never seen a PDF resume.

DannoHung 17y ago
What industry are you in and how do you get most of your resumes? Might have something to do with it.
pyre 17y ago
Your evidence is anecdotal. Don't assume that every company everywhere in every industry deals with the same things that you do.
- loup-vaillant 17y ago
  As is tbrownaw's evidence. Maybe there are relevant statistics somewhere?
  - pyre 17y ago
    The comment: > But sure, I guess there's someone out there who's never seen a PDF resume. Seems to imply that he feels that his experience is the same for 99% of the rest of the world, and that tbrownaw's evidence is in the minority. The problem is that both of them only have anecdotal evidence, so neither can claim to have 'the big picture,' though tptacek seems to infer that he does ("But sure, I guess there's someone out there" implies that this 'someone' is all alone/the only person).
iuguy 17y ago
Likewise, it seems in the UK Infosec industry recruiters send CVs in Word format where possible (and usually track changes), whereas individuals tend to send PDFs generated in Word, OpenOffice or commonly (for technical folk) Latex. Recruiters hate Latex.
- Silhouette 17y ago
  > Recruiters hate Latex. Since when? I've made my PDF CVs using LaTeX (XeLaTeX, actually) for years. I've never had a problem, and I get the occasional comment about how nicely presented the CV is. Agencies hate PDFs in general, since they can't mess around with them as easily, but that's their problem.
- loup-vaillant 17y ago
  Wait a minute: Do you mean LaTeX source code, or LaTeX generated PDF, or just PDF? And what do you mean by "recruiters"? The guy you will work with? the HR people? Or the agencies? Most of all, why do "recruiters" hate "Latex"? (This is a real question, whose response might serve me soon.)
  - roundsquare 17y ago
    I'm going to guess here but... I think @iuguy meant LaTeX source code. PDF from latex is probably fine. Why do they hate it? Because most of them probably can't open it.