For 95% of online portals (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby), a clean text-based PDF is ideal because it preserves exact font rendering across macOS, Windows, and Linux. However, if an older application portal explicitly requests ".doc or .docx", always upload Word to avoid parser failure.
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Canva PDFs often export text characters out of order or as flattened image layers. Always test your exported Canva resume in an ATS analyzer before submitting.
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