PDF Tools for HR and Recruiting

Resumes, offer letters, and onboarding paperwork all pass through HR as PDFs. Here's what handles the volume and formatting problems that come with that.

• Compress PDF

  A resume with an embedded high-resolution headshot or portfolio images can be too large for an applicant tracking system's upload limit — this tool shrinks it without changing the content.

• Merge PDF

  Assembling a resume, cover letter, and references into one file before forwarding a candidate to a hiring manager is a direct fit for this tool.

• Word to PDF

  Converting an offer letter or onboarding form drafted in Word into a fixed PDF, so formatting doesn't shift when the candidate opens it on a different device, is what this tool does.

• PDF Metadata Editor

  Clearing the author/company metadata on a template document before it's sent externally — so it doesn't reveal internal file naming or authorship — is a real, checkable step this tool performs.