Simple CV

A simple (automated) template for LaTex formatted resumes.

This repository is a fork from mrzool's original project with the following changes:

• A streamlined/simplified template (for s/w engineers).
• Install instructions (for first time LaTeX users).
• Additional customization options.

Insallation

1. Clone repository:

   git clone git@github.com:terryworona/simple-cv.git
   

2. Download and install TinyTeX:

   curl -sL "https://yihui.org/tinytex/install-bin-unix.sh" | sh
   

3. Install Pandoc, the universal document converter (direct download here).

4. Install the following packages (via tlmgr - included with TinyTeX):

   tlmgr install fontspec
   tlmgr install geometry
   tlmgr install hyperref
   tlmgr install marginnote
   tlmgr install multicol
   tlmgr install pagecolor
   tlmgr install polyglossia
   tlmgr install sectsty
   tlmgr install titlesec
   tlmgr install ulem
   tlmgr install xltxtra
   tlmgr install xunicode
   

Configuration

As stated in the original repository - The separation of content from presentation is considered a universal best practice:

• Content: details.yml - includes all the specifics about your resume (i.e. work history, education, etc).
• Presentation: template.tex - defines the overall structure of your resume.
• Binder: makefile - ties the presentation logic to the underlying content to produce output.pdf.

This structure makes it incredibly easy to update your CV while keeping the structure consistent.

Getting Started

My own personal resume can be found via the branch release where I've tagged different versions of my ever-evolving work history.

The master branch of this repository contains "dummy data" that you can use as a starter project. Simply replace the placeholder information with your own.

Generation

1. Fill details.yml with your contact info, work experience, education, and desired settings.
2. Run make to compile the PDF.
3. Tweak template.tex until you're satisfied with the result.

LaTeX takes then care of the typesetting with its usual elegance. Below is a preview of the final result.

Settings

• background-* - RGB values for the background color (for white, use 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).
• mainfont - Hoefler Text is the default, but any font installed on your system should work.
• fontsize - possible values here are 10pt, 11pt and 12pt.
• lang - sets the language via polyglossia (important for proper hyphenation).
• geometry - a string that sets the margins via geometry.
• spacing-content - vertical space between content within a section (i.e. About).
• spacing-subsection - vertical space between subcomponents within a section (i.e. Expierence).

License

This repository contains a modified version of Mattia Tezzele's cv-boilerplate template which is an extension of Dario Taraborelli's cvtex project.

License: CC BY-SA 3.0