Intermediary recruiters are well-known for asking for editable formats, e.g. docx. So technically you can stop them from editing your CV, but non-technically th

Intermediary recruiters are well-known for asking for editable formats, e.g. docx. So technically you can stop them from editing your CV, but non-technically they can just decline to represent/use you. Or, they might just copy-paste your PDF into a new doc and present that to the potential employer.