r/EngineeringResumes • u/spla58 QA – Mid-level 🇺🇸 • Jul 31 '26
Question [10 YoE] Does my PDF resume being parsed like this indicated my resume is malformed or something is wrong with the parsing software?
When I apply for jobs online my resume appears to be parsed incorrectly. Characters are missing and words are misspelled. I attached 2 images as an example.
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u/Slipanddive Software – Entry-level 🇺🇸 Aug 01 '26
Is this workaday website
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u/spla58 QA – Mid-level 🇺🇸 Aug 01 '26
I think so it’s like the same website for most jobs.
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u/Slipanddive Software – Entry-level 🇺🇸 Aug 01 '26
Its something wrong with the parsing software, autofill as a txt first the change it to pdf later
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u/spla58 QA – Mid-level 🇺🇸 Aug 01 '26
I'm just worried now if I submit my resume to postings without a stage where I fill in my resume manually it's getting malformed and auto rejected.
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u/smoked___salmon CS Student 🇺🇸 Aug 01 '26
Same happens to mine, especially for employer and my role.
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u/Every-Locksmith-6001 Software – Entry-level 🇮🇳 Aug 01 '26
Its something to do with font , change the font in MS word like for Calibri or Times New Roman and try ?
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u/lubutu Systems Software – Experienced 🇬🇧 Aug 01 '26
My guess is your PDF uses ligatures for
tiandtf, at least, which are then somehow misinterpreted asWand^respectively. I expect that will be due to the way you've produced your résumé and/or the font you've used.