DOCX export help

DOCX export gives you an editable Word document for each finalised piece of the pack. Review is where you check your application documents. When you are ready, open Export to generate and download the final Word documents.

What to expect from an exported DOCX

CareerIbis offers more than one export template. The template you choose for Export determines the layout you get. Different templates make different trade-offs between visual structure and how predictably they render across editors.

Before download, CareerIbis independently checks the finished DOCX again to confirm that its important content and structure were preserved and can be reliably parsed by recruitment systems.

• Classic ATS is the safest single-column option, with straightforward headings and bullet lists.
• Other templates may use more visual structure. For example, an Executive Brief layout may use a sidebar or a multi-column first page.
• System-safe fonts are used so the file opens cleanly in most editors.

Opening the file

DOCX files open in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer, Apple Pages and most other modern editors. If you plan to email the CV, Word or Google Docs are the safest choices. If you are uploading the document to a hiring system, use the format requested by the employer or system. Where DOCX is accepted, you can upload the CareerIbis export directly.

Formatting shifts that may occur

• Font substitution: if your editor does not have the exact font, it will use its closest match. Line lengths may shift slightly as a result.
• Page breaks: different editors calculate page breaks differently. A page-two heading in one editor may appear at the top of page three in another.
• Spacing: a paragraph that fits neatly in one editor may wrap onto an extra line in another.
• Sidebars, columns and other visual structure: where a template uses them, Word, Google Docs and other editors may render them slightly differently. Open the exported file in the editor you plan to send from and review it before converting to PDF or uploading it.

Before you convert to PDF

• Open the DOCX in the editor you will convert from and read the whole file end to end.
• Check the page breaks fall in sensible places.
• Confirm no text is cut off at the margin.
• Check that any edits you made after export are actually in the file you are about to convert.
• Only then export to PDF.

Preserving your edits

Edits you make in Word or another editor live in that file on your computer, not in CareerIbis. Save your edited copy under a clear filename so you do not confuse it with a later re-export from CareerIbis.

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