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by scrlk 1433 days ago
As a counterpoint, I had to ditch my LaTeX CV when I realised that applicant tracking systems were struggling to properly parse the PDF.

Switching back to a simple Word template (no use of tables; just heading styles and bullet points) and submitting the .docx resolved these issues.

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> (no use of tables; just heading styles and bullet points)

Couldn't you have done this with LaTeX anyway?

yikes! you must have felt so dirty having to do that!