GICG046: Will my job application be rejected by resume bots if I submitted a PDF file?

Game Industry Career Guide Podcast

This week's question is from Travis, who asks "I am a recent computer science graduate. I applied for a tester job at Ubisoft and, following your advice, I submitted everything as a PDF file. But I recently listened to another podcast that said big companies, like Ubisoft, don't actually read resumes, computers do, and that we should use a plain resume with specific fonts and save it as a Microsoft word or a TXT file so the computer can parse the information. Is this true? Is my application going to be overlooked because I submitted PDF files?" LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/resume http://www.gameindustrycareerguide.com/tester Thanks for listening! And thanks for being my trusted friend in science. To ask me a question to be answered on this podcast, just leave a comment or send an email. For more information on getting a job in video games, visit: http://www.GameIndustryCareerGuide.com