You're quite right that it's a good idea to write a CV in LaTeX, for the reasons you describe. I just don't agree that it's a good first step into LaTeX. It i

You're quite right that it's a good idea to write a CV in LaTeX, for the reasons you describe. I just don't agree that it's a good first step into LaTeX. It immediately forces you to google ugly formatting hacks instead of learning to appreciate how nice LaTeX will make an ordinary document look without you expending any real effort on formatting.