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title: "PDF Tools for Job Seekers on Mac: Résumé, Applications"
description: "Résumé to PDF, one application file, under upload limits, signed offer letters, and no hidden author data. All on your Mac, nothing uploaded."
url: https://sheafai.app/pdf-tools-for-job-seekers-mac
---

Made for job seekers

# Applications that arrive right.

Portals that cap uploads at a few megabytes, “please send one PDF”, an offer letter to sign tonight. Handle each in seconds.

[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6830258390)

**Free 7-day trial** · then one purchase, no subscription · macOS 14+

**In short:** Job seekers use Sheaf to turn a Word résumé into a PDF, combine résumé, cover letter and certificates into one file, get it under a portal’s upload limit, remove hidden author data, and sign offer letters. Everything happens on the Mac.Updated 13 November 2026

**Stays on your Mac**No upload, works offline

**No account**Nothing to sign up for

**Originals untouched**Every result is a new file

**One-time purchase**No subscription

What it does for you

## The PDF jobs job seekers actually have.

[**Résumé to PDF**

Word or Pages export looks the same everywhere.
](https://sheafai.app/word-to-pdf-mac)[**One application file**

Résumé, cover letter and certificates together.
](https://sheafai.app/merge-pdf-mac)[**Fit the upload limit**

Fit 5 MB for portals that ask for small files.
](https://sheafai.app/compress-pdf-mac)[**No hidden author data**

Remove metadata and edit history before sending.
](https://sheafai.app/remove-pdf-metadata-mac)[**Sign the offer**

Sign offer letters and contracts the same evening.
](https://sheafai.app/sign-pdf-mac)[**Protect your ID**

Password-protect ID and visa scans.
](https://sheafai.app/password-protect-pdf-mac)

A typical week

## From pile of files to done.

1. **Tailor**

Edit your résumé in Word, drag it and choose Convert to PDF.

2. **Package**

Drag résumé, cover letter and certificates together and choose Merge; Compress if the portal is strict.

3. **Accept**

Offer arrives as a PDF: Sign, then send it back.

## Check what you’re sending

A PDF made from a template can still list someone else as the author, or carry tracked changes. [Remove hidden data](https://sheafai.app/remove-pdf-metadata-mac) takes a second and avoids awkward questions.

## Keep your documents private

Job applications involve passports, visas, certificates and references. Sheaf works on your Mac, so none of it is uploaded to a PDF website along the way.

**Why Sheaf**

Built for the files you’d rather not upload.

- Nothing leaves your Mac
- No account to create
- Works offline
- Family Sharing included
[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6830258390)

## Questions

Should I send my résumé as PDF or Word?

PDF, unless the employer asks for Word: it looks the same on every device.

How do I combine my résumé and cover letter into one PDF on a Mac?

Select both, drag, pause and choose Merge.

How do I get my résumé PDF under 2 MB?

Compress it; text-only résumés are usually tiny already. Photos and scanned certificates are what make files big.

Keep going

## Related

[**Word to PDF**

Word, RTF, text and web pages to PDF.
](https://sheafai.app/word-to-pdf-mac)[**Merge PDFs**

PDFs and images into one file, with bookmarks.
](https://sheafai.app/merge-pdf-mac)[**PDF too big to email?**

Get under 25 MB, or split into parts.
](https://sheafai.app/compress-pdf-for-email-mac)[**Remove PDF metadata**

Author, history, comments, hidden layers.
](https://sheafai.app/remove-pdf-metadata-mac)[**Sign PDF**

Draw once, place it anywhere.
](https://sheafai.app/sign-pdf-mac)[**Upload size limits**

IRS, USCIS, ATO and more, with sources.
](https://sheafai.app/pdf-size-limits-government-portals)

## Your next PDF takes one second.

Drag it, pause, let go. Free for 7 days, then yours with one purchase. Family Sharing included.
[Download for Mac](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6830258390)

Mac App Store · macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel