How to Reduce Image Size for Job Applications

Published in Guides · EzSizer Toolkit

ATS and File Limits

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like Workday or Taleo often have file size limits (e.g., 2MB or 5MB) for resumes and portfolios. If your PDF or portfolio images are too large, you simply can't apply.

Optimizing Portfolio Images

If you are a designer, you need your images to look crisp but weigh less. The key is to resize the pixel dimensions to match the viewing size (e.g., max width of 1920px) and then compress to 80% JPEG quality.

WebP vs JPEG

Whenever possible, use WebP for web portfolios. It offers vastly superior compression compared to JPEG. EzSizer allows you to convert and compress into WebP seamlessly.