Referenced for digital portfolio training sessions at Dominican University of California
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PROS & CONS
Resume embedded as a Google Document
Google Document file will need privacy settings changed so anyone with the link can view it (additional step, but not a pro or con)
Access to click on a pop-out printable option (pro)
Screen-to-text accessibility software can work (pro)
Hyperlinks are clickable (pro)
Google Documents are a living document as content can be updated as needed (pro)
Difficulty transferring into Google Document format if using a third-party platform such as Canva (con)
Visual appeal, creativity, and formatting may have user limitations (con)
PROS & CONS
Resume uploaded from Google Drive in PDF format
PDF file must be uploaded to Google Drive and the privacy settings changed so anyone can view it (this is an additional step, but not a pro or con)
Access to click on a pop-out printable option (pro)
Screen-to-text accessibility software can work (pro)
Hyperlinks are clickable (pro)
Once PDF file is saved and uploaded, the content is no longer editable (con)
PROS & CONS
Resume embedded as an image file in PNG format
Cannot click on a pop-out printable option (con)
Unable to use screen-to-text accessibility software (unless all text is saved as clickable ALT TEXT for image) (con)
Hyperlinks are not clickable (con)
Once PNG image file is saved and uploaded, the content is no longer editable (con)
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