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I did mine in ConTeXt, which is IMO more suited to general-purpose work and futzing with the layout than LaTeX is. I generally edit the résumé and fine-tune it
by dietrichepp 4y ago
I did mine in ConTeXt, which is IMO more suited to general-purpose work and futzing with the layout than LaTeX is.
I generally edit the résumé and fine-tune it for each position I’m applying for. That’s easy to do when the sources are plain text, and I can just diff different versions to see what edits I’ve made in the past.
I’m not applying for graphics design or marketing positions. A résumé can look nice, but it’s not all about visual presentation and layout—it’s about content first, and the layout is just there to support the content and make it easy to read. Long ago, I made my résumé using professional layout software. Adobe InDesign, actually. I switched to ConTeXt mostly because it’s easier to make content changes. I haven’t used Scribus, but my experience is that making content changes in layout software is often annoying, unless you’re using some really basic templates or you’ve put a lot of work into your workflow.