I've been building out a tool to make resumes that let you zoom in to different topics, would love to get your thoughts on whether you'd like to see something like this: https://prototype.profiled.app
Looking forward to reading this in any case! I lost my contracting role due to Covid and I think it's great that you're giving away those extra copies to those in need.
You need a PDF or Word doc here (PDF preferred). When applying for larger tech companies, this is the use case 90% of the time.
As a hiring manager, I want to see details quickly. The less "fanciness", the better. I can scan traditional resumes much easier than this one. So my view is the same as when choosing a fancy template: you make the job of the hiring manager more difficult, thus lowering your chances.
With software developers, boring and simple format is good. Your resume content should sell you, not the presentation.
It might be workable for last-round or very small + "high contact" interview pipelines, but it's probably useless earlier or at larger companies.
Both. You need both. Because their system or their HR dept may ask for the Word version and you should have it ready on hand.