SAP Knowledge Base Article - Public

3777956 - Uploading a resume on the Reimagined Candidate Experience results in the error: The file type is not supported. Please upload a valid file type

Symptom

  • Uploading a .jpg/.jpeg or other file formats not supported in the Resume/CV field during the application process results in an error and the file is not accepted.
  • Error Received: Upload Failed: The file type is not supported. Please upload a valid file type

Environment

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Start an application on the career site (for example, apply to https://basfset2.valhalla12.stage.jobs2web.com/job/Senior-Business-Expert-Digitalization/29649-en_US/).
  2. In the Resume/CV field, attempt to upload a .jpg (or .jpeg) file.
  3. Observe that an error occurs and the upload is rejected.

Cause

Unsupported file type for the resume upload in Candidate Experience; .jpg/.jpeg is not supported. Supported formats are .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt, and .rtf.

Resolution

  1. Use one of the supported resume file formats: .pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt, or .rtf.
  2. Reattempt the upload with a supported file type in the Resume/CV field.

See Also

Keywords

resume upload error, jpg not supported, jpeg not supported, candidate experience, career site, resume field, attachment upload, file type validation, supported formats, pdf doc docx txt rtf, recruiting management, application upload failure, resume/cv upload, file extension blocked, reimagined candidate experience , KBA , LOD-SF-RCM-CAN , General Candidate Issues (not Offers, not Profiles) , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions