I would have to question a candidate's fit for this company if they cannot communicate with me electronically. Whether you are applying online to a high technology company or a public relations firm, the specific employer you are applying to will determine how you prepare your resume before submitting it electronically. The Internet transfers, stores, and retrieves data in units known as files. A file is a complete named collection of information. Both people and computer programs must be familiar with a few common formats in order to communicate successfully.
File formats exist so that applications can store and retrieve data electronically.
The most familiar purpose of a file is to save the work you've done. A file consists of data, and different file formats give file data different degrees of portability . File formats also give file data different degrees of richness in terms of the kind of information and how it is presented. Unfortunately, richness and portability often oppose each other and you have to make trade- offs when deciding on the format to use. These extensions also identify the kinds of computers compatible for handling and transferring these files.