Converting Resume Formats
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The default: PDF (with caveats)
“Should my resume be a PDF or a Word doc?” is one of the most asked questions on r/jobs and r/resumes. The answer depends on the application context, the ATS the company uses, and what stage of review you’re at. This guide is the practical breakdown.
When ATSes prefer Word
For most direct-to-recruiter and most direct-to-careers-page applications, PDF is the right default. Reasons:
When plain text wins
The caveat: if the job application explicitly asks for Word (.docx), or if you’re feeding into an ATS upload form that has a strong preference for Word, follow what they ask for.
What recruiters actually open
Some older ATSes (Taleo, iCIMS old versions) parse Word more reliably than PDF — the text-extraction logic is more permissive. The signals to watch:
Resume conversion tools
For most modern ATSes (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday) PDF is fine — they’ve had years to fix PDF parsing and the bug rate is low.