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Mike Bybee • Edited

Keep a markdown source, making use of heading, paragraph, link, and unordered list tags, and you can convert that to .docx with pandoc (do it twice, so you can tweak the styles pane on the first and use it as a template for future conversions). Set up a static site generator, style that with as much bling as you like (keeping it professional, obviously), and you can convert that to .pdf from puppeteer or your browser's print page functionality (@media print CSS styles may come in handy).

Avoid more complex formatting for the .docx version, as many ATS (applicant tracking systems) choke on images, tables, etc.