I started the process of looking for a standard that would hopefully work better with the countless automated tracking systems (ATS) you're asked to work with a

I started the process of looking for a standard that would hopefully work better with the countless automated tracking systems (ATS) you're asked to work with as an applicant. Turns out there really isn't one and most advice is "standard formatting in a Word document." The fact that there isn't really any sort of decent open standard is shocking to me. Almost every single person entering adulthood will have professional experience they need to track. I think I've settled on storing and updating the data in YAML, then building tools to produce JSON in the JSONResume format, HTML in Schema.org, and XML. At least this way it'll be easy to update, and it's the least burdensome path if I have to convert it to another standard later.