The only notable format I can remember was the guy that applied for a Unix Ops role, and along with his PDF resume he included the troff source for the resume.

The only notable format I can remember was the guy that applied for a Unix Ops role, and along with his PDF resume he included the troff source for the resume. He got the job (though not only because of the troff). Unix Ops resumes submitted as MS Word files are less impressive.