The tool matters less than the content.
Focus on what the reader wants to see and stick that in a .doc .pdf or whatever they want.
Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
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Re: Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
#12Personally I use a text editor. Doesn't matter which one, Word, Open Office, Bean, Simpletext, have all done their time.
The best way is the most robust way for YOU.
Some process where in 3-5 to 10-15 years you can pick it back up again, and worst case scenario know where all your files are and have at least an open source solution for editing it. So, don't rely on an online tool or format. And at the very very least keep a hard copy in your archives next to your seven years of tax records.
Re: Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
#13You can check out Resumonk: https://www.resumonk.com
Disclosure: I'm the Co-Founder of Resumonk.
Re: Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
#14I actually just redid my resume here https://udokah.github.io/resume Created with React/Webpack/HTML5/CSS3 The cool(or not so cool) thing is that it generates a PDF version of the page using NodeJS for every new update which is downloadable via the link provided. Hosted with Github Pages.
This is very cool. I like the dark & light theme for the web view as well. I wish the data was pulled in from YAML, reStructuredText or Markdown though.
Re: Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
#15I use a very simple setup of HTML + template engine (Jinja2). Then I maintain the entries of my resume in a YAML file. Finally, I export HTML to pdf. If interested, I describe it here: bernhardwenzel.com/articles/jinja-yaml/ + github
Nice, thanks for the article. Care to share what the template looks like in terms of HTML?
Thanks!
Re: Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
#16The tool matters less than the content. Focus on what the reader wants to see and stick that in a .doc .pdf or whatever they want.
Yes excellent point. So many DIY writers use fancy graphics while the prospective employer runs the document through a parser/database store and all the hours of design and tweaking get lost. At least in most of the US, Canada, EU, produce good content, not a glam piece of paper.
Re: Ask HN: What do you use to build your resume?
#17I actually just redid my resume here https://udokah.github.io/resume Created with React/Webpack/HTML5/CSS3 The cool(or not so cool) thing is that it generates a PDF version of the page using NodeJS for every new update which is downloadable via the link provided. Hosted with Github Pages.
This is very cool. I like the dark & light theme for the web view as well. I wish the data was pulled in from YAML, reStructuredText or Markdown though.
Thanks. That's a good point.