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This is why some recruiters demand a DOCX of a resume, not just a PDF. They edit them before submitting them to postings. Sometimes they're honest edits to imp
by habosa 6y ago
This is why some recruiters demand a DOCX of a resume, not just a PDF. They edit them before submitting them to postings.
Sometimes they're honest edits to improve your chances, but mostly it's lying to get you in the door.
- NullPrefix 6y agoOnly sending PDFs sounds like a an easy way to weed this category out.
- paranoidrobot 6y agoAs mentioned in another post on this thread, a lot of recruiters will happily copy/paste from your PDF to their template.
- NullPrefix 6y agoLevel 2 would be a jpeg, I guess.
- mnd999 6y agoI’ve been using latex for my CV for years. If they ask for an editable version I just send them the .tex file. I’ve never come across any edited versions at interview.
- bluenose69 6y agoYears ago, I recall someone musing about sending dvi files to an administrator, when asked for Word/Wordperfect files.
- snickerer 6y agoThe same here! I tell them that I don't own MS Word and that I don't know how to use it. If that's deal-breaker then I don't want to work with this recruiter. But I must add that I am only looking for C Linux coder contracts.
- nicoburns 6y agoMine is graphical, made in Fireworks (exported as PDF). I've also never had this problem.
- pedrig 6y agoI am really surprised so many people actually use recruiters :O Why not just look for a job yourself? They are so annoying to me, I can barely imagine anyone actually taking them serious...