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Job application, CV in PDF or Word?

tinytobe · 2025-01-14 18:43:52

I was always wondering, in a job application is the CV to be in PDF or in Word format? Does PDF get easier rejected than Word or is it the other way around? ( considering that most recruiters and HR work with some kind of AI solution these days )

14-01-2025 6:43pm

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tinytobe

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I was always wondering, in a job application is the CV to be in PDF or in Word format?
Does PDF get easier rejected than Word or is it the other way around? ( considering that most recruiters and HR work with some kind of AI solution these days )

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#2 14-01-2025 9:31pm

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PDF is best in my opinion as formatting can't be messed up, you know what you see is what they'll see on the other side. I can't imagine you would ever have an issue with it being rejected, as far as I'm aware PDFs are safer than Word docs also.

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#3 14-01-2025 10:04pm

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PDF is better

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tinytobe

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Thanks for the answers. I've always used PDF, but was unsure if AI used by recuriters or HR would automatically reject my application.

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#5 15-01-2025 8:25am

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AI can read PDF even easier than a Word document. With Word, formatting issues can crop up. As another poster said, what you see is what you get and what the recruiter and AI gets too.

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