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Compress Your Resume PDF Under 2 MB

Designed resume too heavy for the job portal? Compress the PDF, or re-export it from Word, and get it under the size limit.

Drop your file here

or choose from your device

PDF Files are only sent when you start the job.

Start the job

  • 10.0 MB per file
  • Up to 1 files
  • 300 pages
  • Kept for 60 minutes

Uploaded files are stored temporarily and removed when they expire. An accepted job keeps running even if you close the page.

Good to know
Files that are already optimized may not get smaller.

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Why resumes get heavy

High-resolution headshots, graphics exported from design tools like Canva and embedded fonts inflate file size.

Compress PDF optimizes the file losslessly. Re-exporting a Word resume with Word to PDF often gives the smallest result.

How to use Compress Your Resume PDF Under 2 MB

  1. 1

    Upload your resume

    Choose your CV PDF.

  2. 2

    Compress

    Optimize it and see the new size.

  3. 3

    Apply

    Upload the smaller PDF to the job portal.

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Tips

  • Resize your photo before placing it in the resume; 400×500 px is plenty.

Tools used

Word to PDFConvert Word documents into easy-to-share PDFs.Compress PDFReduce your PDF file size for easier sharing and uploads.Edit PDF pagesSplit, reorder, rotate or remove pages.

Frequently asked questions

Will my design change?

No. Layout, fonts and colors stay the same.

Can ATS software still read it?

Yes. Compression does not change the text, so ATS parsing works as before.

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NO COMPLEXITY NEEDED

Three steps,
and you are done.

  1. 1

    Choose a tool

    Pick the right tool and check its limits.

  2. 2

    Add your file

    Drag and drop, then adjust the settings.

  3. 3

    Get the result

    Start the job and download your output.

Your file. Your control.

Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection only when you start a job. They are deleted when they expire, and you can delete them earlier at any time.

Got a question?

Which tools are available?

Ten tools: merge, compress and edit PDF pages, PDF ↔ Word, PDF ↔ Excel, PDF ↔ JPG/PNG and OCR text extraction. Each tool shows its limits in the job panel.

Where do my files go?

When you start a job, files are sent to our server over an encrypted connection, are only reachable from your session and are deleted when they expire. Early deletion closes access immediately.

Do PDF → Word and Excel keep the original layout?

PDF → Word rebuilds fonts, images, tables and columns into an editable document; complex designs may differ. PDF → Excel extracts detected tables; run OCR first for scanned documents.

Which files can I use?

Depending on the tool: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, JPG and PNG. Password-protected PDFs and Office files with macros or external links are not supported. Size and page limits are shown in the job panel.