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I used to do my resume in LaTeX and it was gorgeous. I switched it to an uglier document in Word because most of the time my resume was getting put into some semi-automated flow and even a LaTeX-generated PDF file didn't do the job.
Source is an XML document that describes my various experience, a system of XSLT that targets three forms; an HTML landing page, an HTML form of the resume as a document, and a LaTeX output for PDF.
Haven’t updated my resume in 10 years but when I do it’ll be pretty straightforward to keep going with the system I wrote 13 years ago. I should really post it to github, as others have done with theirs.
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like LaTeX is not an efficient way to create a resume, unless you are very skilled with LaTeX macros and can essentially create your own "template", or modify someone else's. If you don't have those skills, you end up with a very bland, "stock LaTeX document"-looking resume, of which half the LaTeX resumes I see people share look like. I once tried to redo my resume in LaT…
This is pretty much what I did. I've learned exactly enough LaTeX to write my resume (and I'm happy with it).
I tried using res.cls (which was recommended elsewhere in these comments) and I didn't like it. It was very opinionated, offering only a few different pre-defined layouts. Using a different layout would've involved modifying the class file, which was more than I could handle as a beginner. Writing my own class file from scratch (with help from some tutorials) was a lot easier.
Here's my attempt at creating a Resume/CV with HTML/CSS: https://github.com/andyfangdz/resume , or https://cv.andyfang.me A few properties: * There's no separate CV and Resume. A resume is just the highlighted elements in a CV. * The "PDF" version is created by print-to-pdf in Chrome. * `cv` and `resume` pages are statically pre-rendered (google-friendly), with a switch (visible on desktop browsers) to toggle between…
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LaTeX is not an efficient way to create anything . But, to be fair, it's not supposed to be efficient - it's supposed to be consistent . But I really wish it was less painful to use.
It's a very efficient way to typeset good looking mathematics. Of course, that's no surprise, because that's what it was built for.
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Yep; it’s obviously not a deal breaker/winner, but we definitely notice. I once joked that we ought to mark up candidates with LaTeX CVs, but knock them slightly down if they stuck with Computer Modern :)
How can you tell that they used LaTeX if the CV is in PDF format, other than by guessing from the use of Computer Modern?
I've been using this one for my resume and I love it: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/res.cls As a hiring manager, I much prefer simpler resumes that are easy to scan. I don't really like the "five stars" self-rating stuff, however. It feels a little strange to distill one's language knowledge down to a number. One thing I do love is when people include some of their notable open source projects. T…
I don't like it either, and it looks especially bad when coming from someone with little experience. Occasionally I see someone working as a junior developer and putting 4/5 stars in Ruby, 5/5 stars in CSS, 3/5 in JavaScript.
I feel what these people mean is that they are most proficient in CSS, then in Ruby, then in JavaScript, not that they're experts in CSS, but this is not obvious.
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> Also: never, ever put a photograph of yourself in your resume. You're just asking for someone to judge you based on your looks, gender, age, or ethnicity. Likewise, don't put your age. If you've been around for a while, trim everything but the last 5-10 years of positions off your resume to avoid the unfortunate but oh-so-common ageism. Even old hiring managers can be ageist! Don't give anyone a chance to judge you…
> In Germany, you ALWAYS put a photograph in your resume. Not really. The more educated people are about this topic (e.g. have read "The Google Resume" by Gayle McDowell, which I highly recommend), or have had startup experience, the less common it is. We all should stop doing it, everybody will benefit.
I've been using this one for my resume and I love it: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/res.cls As a hiring manager, I much prefer simpler resumes that are easy to scan. I don't really like the "five stars" self-rating stuff, however. It feels a little strange to distill one's language knowledge down to a number. One thing I do love is when people include some of their notable open source projects. T…
> As a hiring manager, I much prefer simpler resumes that are easy to scan. I don't really like the "five stars" self-rating stuff, however. It feels a little strange to distill one's language knowledge down to a number. I don't like it either, and it looks especially bad when coming from someone with little experience. Occasionally I see someone working as a junior developer and putting 4/5 stars in Ruby, 5/5 stars…
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Wanted to add that I also dislike rating language proficiency on a scale. If you have 5/5 for a language, I expect you to be as knowledgeable as the authors of the language
The author of the language is not necessarily the most knowledgeable in how to use it.