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Ask HN: Send a resume in PDF or Doc or?
Say I wanted to send my resume and not get on the nerves of the person who reads it, what's the best format? PDF, doc, html(???), google doc, cpp, or some other clever idea?
- eric_bullington 12y agoMost of the developers I know prefer a resume in txt or markdown format. Something that can be easily read in plaintext editor like vim or sublime.
- jhwhite 12y agoYou need a couple of different copies of your resume in each format really. I wrote my resume in Pages and NO ONE accepts that as a format. So I export it to PDF. But recruiters want it in .doc(x) so I had to export it to Word then clean up the formatting. I'd love to be able to keep a resume in markdown but I don't know anyone that takes it.
- PaulHoule 12y agoI convert my LinkedIn page to PDF and give that to people.
- ecspike 12y agoDepends. Generally PDF or Word format is how I get them. Recruiters will want it in Word format, but be careful. They want to be able to remove your identifying data (not so bad) and but also sometimes decide to "improve" your resumes by adding or changing keywords. Have had some times where things were changed making for an "interesting" interview. I'd take Markdown in a heartbeat but it would probably scare off HR before it got to me.