{"id":4040,"date":"2021-01-12T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dc.tst\/why-do-i-send-applications-in-pdf-and-not-in-word\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:49:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:49:12","slug":"why-do-i-send-applications-in-pdf-and-not-in-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltacon-exs.com\/en\/why-do-i-send-applications-in-pdf-and-not-in-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do I send applications in PDF and not in Word?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4112_2511c3-e3 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4112_5bf95c-7e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Start<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>There are many advantages to using PDF files in the application process. 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