Emailing CV, but what format?

What about .rtf? I ask because lot of the sites asking to upload a CV say it needs to be in .doc, .pdf or .rtf.

Since they look pretty much the same (can't really tell the difference other than .rtf is slightly bigger in size), what's the point of a .rtf over .doc?
 
.doc is the general format I've seen, it allows the person viewing it to edit/change font etc if needed while pdf's dont.

Having said that pdf is more common in design fields, especially if you're attaching a portfolio.
 
.doc and developer mode > restrict editing with a pass (don't even need one as I doubt most people know how to turn off the restriction). :D
 
Use whatever format is requested by the employer, and if it is editable, restrict it as appropriate. It shows that you do actually read the information HR painstakingly put together for your perusal. If unsure - call the employer and ask them what would they prefer. *.doc, *.docx and *.pdf are common now, but there are also odd cases of OpenOffice users pushing their boat and CVs being plain dumped into emails. Whatever you pick, don't do the latter, as it is terrible form! If you had to choose one, stick to *.doc as the lowest common denominator to be on the safe side.
 
I went into an interview and the interviewer had a print out of my CV in front of him which I had emailed to him in .doc format. The formatting was completely off and looked prettty crap tbh.

Since then I've always used .pdf
 
It is a bit of a silly question to ask a perspective employer I'd have thought

How does that work?

"Hello, yes, can you send us through your CV?"
"OK, what format do you want it in?"
"PDF or Word"
"OK, thanks"

On which planet is that a silly conversation?

If you are talking about just cold sending a CV, good luck with that one. It's far better to talk to someone in HR/Recruitment first.
 
I know my manager wouldn't even consider a .PDF. (He isn't brilliant with computers :p )

I have always sent mine in .doc .. as above somewhere, NEVER .docx (ours along with many companies don't have Office 2007,2010 etc! We are still on 2003 :( )
 
.TEX with an accompanying Makefile.

Seriously, Word looks ugly as hell, lots of nice latex CV styles out there giving professional CVs.

Either way you should only send a PDF, never ever send an editable format. If someone does ask for a word format in general they can go screw themselves, or I will just embed a jpg of the CV.
 
PDF.

You could spend all day formatting it in word only for it to look completely different on somebody elses computer, and if a person you are sending to can't open a PDF do you really want to work for them?
 
Always send it as a .pdf

As mentioned it will also keep formatting consistent, but it will also stop the agency's editing your CV before sending to clients (something they love to do!)
 
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