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I took this as meaning that it should be obvious from the layout that it was a LaTeX document, but I agree, this is not something that i've ever considered when

I took this as meaning that it should be obvious from the layout that it was a LaTeX document, but I agree, this is not something that i've ever considered when filtering CVs.

pantalaimon 3y ago
You can totally see when a résumé was created in LaTeX and I always counted that as a bonus.
- jldugger 3y ago
  On the other hand, that dude is going to write the FAQ in LaTeX and then complain nobody else contributes.
  - pantalaimon 3y ago
    Write it in Markdown and let Pandoc turn it into LaTeX or whatever you desire
- jakey_bakey 3y ago
  Yeah, it's more a case of, "me and probably 10% of hiring managers are massively biased in favour of LaTeX if we see it, and the other 90% won't care either way"
  - somenewaccount1 3y ago
    Uhhh..probably you and .2% of hiring managers. I've never cared when hiring, and have never heard this advice anywhere but this post. No offense, but if it was as common as 10%, recruiters and bloggers would be suggesting it left and right.
  - throwaway675309 3y ago
    10% is being exceptionally generous I think. Anecdotally I've never heard of a single manager getting a crap how your PDF was produced, and a lot of the hiring and recruiting agencies will probably end up snapping the data out of your PDF and converting it to some standardized format, so the Latex will be completely rendered out. To me this feels like a case of a publisher passing on a novel because the author wrote it using notepad.exe versus vim.
- garfij 3y ago
  What are some signs a résumé was created in LaTex?
  - doix 3y ago
    The font will be Computer Modern, that's the most obvious one.
    - jakey_bakey 3y ago
      Basically this; the advice could just as easily read "use Computer Modern font" but that wouldn't get as much controversy/engagement
      - SantalBlush 3y ago
        Everyone seems to be missing the main benefit of using LaTeX: it creates professional-looking documents. That is its whole purpose. I use Adobe Garamond Pro in my LaTeX résumé, and while I'm sure nobody recognizes that it's LaTeX, the document just looks sharp.
  - ornornor 3y ago
    Perfectly aligned paragraphs on the left and the right. Other packages produce ragged line ends and/or ridiculous spacing between words (Word’s justify)
jakey_bakey 3y ago
I certainly acknowledge some degree of bias on my part, but it's definitely the quickest way to get me on-side before I even read the words
simplotek 3y ago
> but I agree, this is not something that i've ever considered when filtering CVs. As a proficient LaTeX user, this is the stupidest take I ever saw on resume tips. I mean, your skills and experience do not vary with the document system you used to generate your CV. Some hiring managers swear by MS Word templates, other hiring managers ask for Europass, others ask you to fill in a form and request a cover letter. It would be stupid to assess the suitability of any candidate on this sort of bullshit.
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I took this as meaning that it should be obvious from the layout that it was a LaTeX document, but I agree, this is not something that i've ever considered when filtering CVs.

pantalaimon 3y ago

You can totally see when a résumé was created in LaTeX and I always counted that as a bonus.

jldugger 3y ago
On the other hand, that dude is going to write the FAQ in LaTeX and then complain nobody else contributes.
- pantalaimon 3y ago
  Write it in Markdown and let Pandoc turn it into LaTeX or whatever you desire
jakey_bakey 3y ago
Yeah, it's more a case of, "me and probably 10% of hiring managers are massively biased in favour of LaTeX if we see it, and the other 90% won't care either way"
- somenewaccount1 3y ago
  Uhhh..probably you and .2% of hiring managers. I've never cared when hiring, and have never heard this advice anywhere but this post. No offense, but if it was as common as 10%, recruiters and bloggers would be suggesting it left and right.
- throwaway675309 3y ago
  10% is being exceptionally generous I think. Anecdotally I've never heard of a single manager getting a crap how your PDF was produced, and a lot of the hiring and recruiting agencies will probably end up snapping the data out of your PDF and converting it to some standardized format, so the Latex will be completely rendered out. To me this feels like a case of a publisher passing on a novel because the author wrote it using notepad.exe versus vim.
garfij 3y ago
What are some signs a résumé was created in LaTex?
- doix 3y ago
  The font will be Computer Modern, that's the most obvious one.
  - jakey_bakey 3y ago
    Basically this; the advice could just as easily read "use Computer Modern font" but that wouldn't get as much controversy/engagement
    - SantalBlush 3y ago
      Everyone seems to be missing the main benefit of using LaTeX: it creates professional-looking documents. That is its whole purpose. I use Adobe Garamond Pro in my LaTeX résumé, and while I'm sure nobody recognizes that it's LaTeX, the document just looks sharp.
- ornornor 3y ago
  Perfectly aligned paragraphs on the left and the right. Other packages produce ragged line ends and/or ridiculous spacing between words (Word’s justify)

jakey_bakey 3y ago

I certainly acknowledge some degree of bias on my part, but it's definitely the quickest way to get me on-side before I even read the words

simplotek 3y ago

> but I agree, this is not something that i've ever considered when filtering CVs. As a proficient LaTeX user, this is the stupidest take I ever saw on resume tips. I mean, your skills and experience do not vary with the document system you used to generate your CV. Some hiring managers swear by MS Word templates, other hiring managers ask for Europass, others ask you to fill in a form and request a cover letter. It would be stupid to assess the suitability of any candidate on this sort of bullshit.

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