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Ask HN: What's your favorite Latex resume template?

27 points by _1tan 11y ago

pinewurst 11y ago
My own custom one. :) They're not very hard to write and once written make updates a breeze. It's the ideal tool for resumes, I think.
- buckpassing 11y ago
  Agreed. If you're too lazy to start from scratch you can start with any old template and vandalize away to your hearts content.
z1mm32m4n 11y ago
I think this one is one of the better ones I've seen (source). You can see some of the tweaks I've made in adapting it to mine as well (source). [deedy]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deedydas/Deedy-Resume/master/OpenFonts/sample-image.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deedydas/Deedy-Resume/mast... [deedy-source]: https://github.com/deedy/Deedy-Resume https://github.com/deedy/Deedy-Resume [jez]: https://jez.io/resume https://jez.io/resume [jez-source]: https://github.com/jez/resume https://github.com/jez/resume
dubroff 11y ago
I've been using this one for several years and have been very happy with it. It is a descendant of several other templates: http://www.sudo.ws/todd/resume.html http://www.sudo.ws/todd/resume.html
auxym 11y ago
I used moderncv with slight modifications for my last cv.
Raed667 11y ago
Is there a "simple" way to draw rectangles and fill them with colors and overlay text? I have a nice home-made Word resume and the only thing stopping me from moving it to LaTeX is the fear that the design would be too much work.
- pmiller2 11y ago
  Check out http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/38354/make-an-example-and-shaded-box-like-in-the-book http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/38354/make-an-example...
sidmitra 11y ago
If someone prefers a more WYSIWYG approach, they might try the open source Scribus ( http://www.scribus.net/ http://www.scribus.net/ )
BreakoutList 11y ago
The one linked here: https://quip.com/MFS9AXtq5fk8 https://quip.com/MFS9AXtq5fk8 > The best resume templates are here: > http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/ http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/ > LaTeX can be edited easily online with the following tool: > https://www.sharelatex.com/ https://www.sharelatex.com/ > Example resume on ShareLaTeX: > https://www.sharelatex.com/project/55db6ac384d1be370a7d4b9a https://www.sharelatex.com/project/55db6ac384d1be370a7d4b9a
atmosx 11y ago
Here: https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume I like the ones with a picture, although I'm not sure if pictures are appropriate in CVs.
kisna72 11y ago
http://debarghyadas.com/resume/debarghya-das-resume.pdf http://debarghyadas.com/resume/debarghya-das-resume.pdf Double column. You can fit in a lot of info in 1 page.
mknits 11y ago
How to learn LaTex quickly (good enough to create an awesome looking resume)?

27 points by _1tan 11y ago

My own custom one. :) They're not very hard to write and once written make updates a breeze. It's the ideal tool for resumes, I think.

buckpassing 11y ago
Agreed. If you're too lazy to start from scratch you can start with any old template and vandalize away to your hearts content.

z1mm32m4n 11y ago

I think this one is one of the better ones I've seen (source). You can see some of the tweaks I've made in adapting it to mine as well (source). [deedy]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deedydas/Deedy-Resume/master/OpenFonts/sample-image.png https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deedydas/Deedy-Resume/mast... [deedy-source]: https://github.com/deedy/Deedy-Resume https://github.com/deedy/Deedy-Resume [jez]: https://jez.io/resume https://jez.io/resume [jez-source]: https://github.com/jez/resume https://github.com/jez/resume

dubroff 11y ago

I've been using this one for several years and have been very happy with it. It is a descendant of several other templates: http://www.sudo.ws/todd/resume.html http://www.sudo.ws/todd/resume.html

auxym 11y ago

I used moderncv with slight modifications for my last cv.

Raed667 11y ago

Is there a "simple" way to draw rectangles and fill them with colors and overlay text? I have a nice home-made Word resume and the only thing stopping me from moving it to LaTeX is the fear that the design would be too much work.

pmiller2 11y ago
Check out http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/38354/make-an-example-and-shaded-box-like-in-the-book http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/38354/make-an-example...

sidmitra 11y ago

If someone prefers a more WYSIWYG approach, they might try the open source Scribus ( http://www.scribus.net/ http://www.scribus.net/ )

BreakoutList 11y ago

The one linked here: https://quip.com/MFS9AXtq5fk8 https://quip.com/MFS9AXtq5fk8 > The best resume templates are here: > http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/ http://www.rpi.edu/dept/arc/training/latex/resumes/ > LaTeX can be edited easily online with the following tool: > https://www.sharelatex.com/ https://www.sharelatex.com/ > Example resume on ShareLaTeX: > https://www.sharelatex.com/project/55db6ac384d1be370a7d4b9a https://www.sharelatex.com/project/55db6ac384d1be370a7d4b9a

atmosx 11y ago

Here: https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume https://www.sharelatex.com/templates/cv-or-resume I like the ones with a picture, although I'm not sure if pictures are appropriate in CVs.

kisna72 11y ago

http://debarghyadas.com/resume/debarghya-das-resume.pdf http://debarghyadas.com/resume/debarghya-das-resume.pdf Double column. You can fit in a lot of info in 1 page.

mknits 11y ago

How to learn LaTex quickly (good enough to create an awesome looking resume)?