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Do hiring managers actually prefer PDF format or Microsoft Word format when you submit your resume through online application portals like Workday

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
Do hiring managers actually prefer PDF format or Microsoft Word format when you submit your resume through online application portals like Workday
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Workday candidate resume upload supported file types PDF DOCX parsing resume officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
recruiter preference resume PDF or Word ATS 2025 career services PDF DOCXGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparison50%ConsequenceReasonDefinitionInstruction50%Yes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Workday candidate resume upload supported file types PDF DOCX parsing resume official Google ↗
recruiter preference resume PDF or Word ATS 2025 career services PDF DOCX Google ↗
  1. Concept: Candidate Skills Match · doc.workday.com
  2. Concept: Resume Parsing · doc.workday.com
  3. Workday: External Candidate Application Process · asd20websitestorage.blob.core.windows.net
  4. DOL Employment Workshop (EW) · dol.gov

Queries

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Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Workday candidate resume upload supported file types PDF DOCX parsing resume official
OBSERVED
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recruiter preference resume PDF or Word ATS 2025 career services PDF DOCX
OBSERVED
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—Comparison——1x
of 1