> Even though I have a Mac, when a prospective job applicant sends a resume in Pages, it’s a disqualifier, because they don’t understand that Windows users can’t read that.
Windows users can't even read some doc versions. Resumes should either be text or pdf. Anything else is a gamble.
There's also a high chance that even if the .doc file is readable, that it'll be displayed incorrectly, even if the user is opening it with Word but especially if they're using something else that can open Word docs (WordPad, TextEdit, LibreOffice, Pages, and many others).
Absolutely agree that PDF is the best choice. Readable and correctly renderable by just about everything, and even fixes the problem of missing fonts.
Windows users can't even read some doc versions. Resumes should either be text or pdf. Anything else is a gamble.