How to Compress a PDF for a Job Application

# How to Compress a PDF for a Job Application A job portal may limit the size of a resume or supporting document. Compression can reduce the file size before upload. ## Steps 1. Keep the original resume or document as a backup. 2. Open PDFilio's Compress PDF tool. 3. Upload the application PDF. 4. Choose an available compression option. 5. Process the document. 6. Open the output and check that your name, contact details, text, images, and page layout remain readable. ## Keep the resume professional Avoid compressing so aggressively that text becomes difficult to read or portfolio images become unnecessarily blurry. If a portal has a specific file-size limit, use that limit as the target.