pdf or word resume?

Hahaha exactly. If you apply to a company, you intend that company to see your resume, not anyone else.

MarginCallingcould anyone saying .doc explain the reasoning? thanks

Coming from Europe, I was used to use PDF but almost every HH ask now for a .doc

I am assuming that they use a research tool.

On a side note, I personaly prefer a Word document to see if there is any "formating fantasy" that you can't see in a PDF. It was useful to recruit SA and to see who can or can't make a proper and consistant word document.

jglasgowLooks like everyone is split down the middle. I am also unsure of which format to submit to companies.

If you polled the board, it wouldn't be close to an even split - PDF would win convincingly. It just makes sense to be able to guarantee a consistent presentation of the resume. Wanting to see how people formatted their essays in Word is incredibly anal and (hopefully) a very rare occurrence.

i've received a resume in xls format before..

The resume drop at my school required .doc

Make sure you use the preview function for stuff like this as it changes the placement of your words.

For other situations, like if someone asks me to mail my resume, I sent it as a .pdf

pdf is great because you typically don't have to worry about your formatting being screwed up because of some subtle Word settings or anything I think there used to be sort of a discussion on whether one was more or less appropriate because not everyone necessarily would have applications to read all of these various files but nowadays that shouldn't be an issue and if someone reading your resume has a strong enough preference then they should let you know before hand what they expect. realistically, everyone's got a word processor and adobe so its not of the utmost importance unless the receiver specifies what they want

I like to send a handwritten copy on the back of a Jersey diner placemat and then I seal the envelope with a kiss.

If emailing resume, I always think that a PDF file looks more professional.

agree with ToBankorNotToBank send resume as pdf.

i hate it when people want the source file. it is annoying because it prohibits you from using programs outside the microsoft suite (gasp!).

pdf's all the way! :o)

pdf is the way to go

I think .doc is the standard, pdfs are nicer though.

DOC is NOT the standard. Always email resumes in PDF format.

^^^how do you create your own adobe pdf file? is there a program that allows you to do this? thanks

Open the document you want to create a PDF out of. Hit control + P. Select "Print to File" instead of a printer. It has been awhile, i think this will get you there. If not, use your school's scanner.

there is a freeware app called cutepdf. creates a "printer" which creates PDFs.

nice app.

adobe pro can covert word files into PDF's. Just download it if you don't want to buy it.