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If you're thinking about having your CV in latex, you might want to think carefully about whether or not you're doing it wrong. Most people compile their latex
by iuguy 16y ago
If you're thinking about having your CV in latex, you might want to think carefully about whether or not you're doing it wrong.
Most people compile their latex CVs to PDF. If you using a recruiter, this is a pain for most recruiters as they like to remove contact details from the CV before passing it on. Recruiters are generally not tech savvy enough to remove it from a PDF. There are also some places that demand CVs in Word format. As shitty as it is, Word is the de facto document format for HR.
If you do insist on using Latex for a CV though, there are some gorgeous templates on CTAN. Just bear in mind that some might not appreciate it as much as if it were written in word.
- roel_v 16y agoAlthough I agree, the other side is that making it impossible to edit CV's will force recruiters to let you make the CV. I get CV's from recruiters that are so full of nonsense and boilerplate HR-speak that it's painful to watch, and it's very obvious that the recruiter put those things in himself. If I ever need to work with one I'll fight tooth and nail to get them to let me make my own CV to send around.
- iuguy 16y agoI hate that both as an employer and employee. Anyone who does that to us, we stop doing business with them.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoRecruiters also sometimes make stuff up. It's a lot of fun walking into an interview where the interviewer thinks you know java, and you haven't actually touched it since 2001. Apparently the recruiter assumed that since I used it when working in at a chem lab in college, I must still know it. Therefore, it belongs on my "skills" section.