Cv file extension

colly_06

What is the best way to save your Cv? I have it typed in Microsoft Word and if I send it to someone who opens it with a different application I want it to show up the same and not all over the place. Is it true that It's best to save it in Rich Text Format?

Thanks.

Bluetonic

PDF

RedXIV

PDF

batman2000

Many, especially agencies will ask you for it on .doc

colly_06

Thanks lads

3DataModem

I recommend pdf. Agencies ask for .doc so they can butcher it.

Mrs OBumble

Depends who you're sending it to. I've sent PDFs to small companies who have no idea what it is, and don't have the reader software on their machines

rivalius13

If pdf is an option ALWAYS go for it. It stops the formatting getting ****ed up.

tenchi-fan

pdf is a terrible option. Imagine sending a potential employer a file that on older computers will take 5 minutes while all the plug-ins open. I've worked in places with old computers that required adobe updates to display the file (and they didn't have an internet connection), or adobe froze up, the wrong program was attempting to open the file, or adobe simply wasn't installed. Not a great first impression.

And agencies hate adobe because it's hard to cut and paste from it.

Save your file as Word 97-2003 format. It should display almost the same on most computers providing you don't have overcomplicated formatting. Most employers should have word 97 installed!

rivalius13

tenchi-fan wrote: »

pdf is a terrible option. Imagine sending a potential employer a file that on older computers will take 5 minutes while all the plug-ins open. I've worked in places with old computers that required adobe updates to display the file (and they didn't have an internet connection), or adobe froze up, the wrong program was attempting to open the file, or adobe simply wasn't installed. Not a great first impression.

And agencies hate adobe because it's hard to cut and paste from it.

Save your file as Word 97-2003 format. It should display almost the same on most computers providing you don't have overcomplicated formatting. Most employers should have word 97 installed!

If you're using Adobe to handle PDFs you need to fire your IT department and hire new people. Word is a terrible choice because it isn't portable. And copy and pasting from a PDF is easily done with a decent reader.

Mr. Loverman

Definitely not PDF! HR people are thick.

Use .doc

So that's Office 2003 or Office 2007.

RATM

As a recruiter I always prefer PDF- it is professional and looks the part. I advise people to see word as an editor and PDF as a publisher.

If I need to make changes to a CV to improve it then its really not that difficult to convert it to Word, adjust and then re-save as PDF before I send it to an employer.

I recruit for ICT & marketing sectors so all my clients tend to be up to date with the latest trends and CV by PDF is one of them. Might be different if you're applying to the Civil Service where software and systems might be slow or out of date.

Mr. Loverman

RATM wrote: »

As a recruiter I always prefer PDF- it is professional and looks the part. I advise people to see word as an editor and PDF as a publisher.

If I need to make changes to a CV to improve it then its really not that difficult to convert it to Word, adjust and then re-save as PDF before I send it to an employer.

I recruit for ICT & marketing sectors so all my clients tend to be up to date with the latest trends and CV by PDF is one of them. Might be different if you're applying to the Civil Service where software and systems might be slow or out of date.

I agree with you. PDF for recruiters, .doc if it's in any way a possibility the HR people use Word only.

concussion

I send mine in both formats - if the recipient knows they can access .pdf they can open the fixed format, if not Word is there as a backup.

Eoin

Definitely not PDF. I save it as a Word 97-2003 .doc file.

rivalius13 wrote: »

If you're using Adobe to handle PDFs you need to fire your IT department and hire new people. Word is a terrible choice because it isn't portable. And copy and pasting from a PDF is easily done with a decent reader.

You don't have any control of what software the recipient is using, and I would be surprised if the majority of people don't use Adobe for viewing PDFs.