Let me give you a couple of use cases where a standard CV would be beneficial to workers.

1. You want to apply to one position but you only have your data on LinkedIn. If you wanna export it, you only have PDF as an option. You can't adapt or update it. 2. Even if you can adapt or update it, if the company or service where you want to apply doesn't support a standard format, you will have to re-enter the data, one by one.

Finally, all this friction discourages some candidates to apply to some positions.