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The whispering is all in her head and says she sucks

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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 111 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

They want it as a word doc so they can edit it and fuck with it before passing it along.

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 59 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They also like this for the off chance you forgot to disable revision history - so they can look at how you edited the document over time.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

This would be a great opportunity to insert a bunch of crazy content hidden in the edit. Like passages of the Bible or edits of an erotic book you've been writing.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 46 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

This isn’t even necessarily for nefarious reasons. I’ve actually had a case where HR was trying to help by putting in the words that they were stupidly required to find in a resume.

Still not a good sign of a properly functioning organization.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Staffing agencies will do this to make you look more appealing to a client.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

They should just learn to edit the pdfs if they're sent with actual text.

[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

Or to throw it in whatever AI bullshit software they use that doesn't support PDF

[–] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

If a headhunter wants to put forth my resume as if I already contract with them, then they can start paying me.