Best format to save CV in?

.pdf certainly looks more professional but i still use .doc. It's safer. I know the recipient will have office installed and I don't want my application failing because becky on reception said my CV was broken.

I'd be a bit worried if Becky on reception had anything to do with CVs

should be HR -> hiring manager

If going via an agent then you've got a bigger risk of the agent messing with it - probably better to use a PDF in that case.
 
There's Libre Office too. Agree that there's no need for people to bother with MS Office anymore.

If all you do is write a few documents and create a few slide shows then fine...

On the other hand - far too many companies are too reliant on Excel/VBA for it to be easily replaceable any time soon.
 
Always send as .doc

Most large companies now use applicant tracking software. This doesn't pick up all the info from a PDF document.

Also, never mind agencies but internal HR will edit your CV in some cases. Lots of stuff which you think is vitally important will be stripped before being sent to hiring managers.

Certainly the larger the company the more likely they are to edit your CV.

"Well Mr Ahmed bin Halal, you are not the victim of racial discrimination as we strip names from CVs before passing to the hiring manager."

You think you are being clever sending a PDF?
 
Last edited:
I love how the "cool kidz" are opposed to word/pdf and vote for the open source alternatives. You are assumingly applying to a business, the vast majority of which use Office (2003 most likely) and some of which using document management systems such as Sharepoint.

By all means support open source in your own time, but is the £90 for office really all that much for you to secure a job?
 
I love how the "cool kidz" are opposed to word/pdf and vote for the open source alternatives. You are assumingly applying to a business, the vast majority of which use Office (2003 most likely) and some of which using document management systems such as Sharepoint.

By all means support open source in your own time, but is the £90 for office really all that much for you to secure a job?

Using open source software doesn't mean you can't save in Office compatible formats or PDF.
 
I love how the "cool kidz" are opposed to word/pdf and vote for the open source alternatives. You are assumingly applying to a business, the vast majority of which use Office (2003 most likely) and some of which using document management systems such as Sharepoint.

By all means support open source in your own time, but is the £90 for office really all that much for you to secure a job?

Open office can save as a .doc
 
Back
Top Bottom