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Latex and git has been advantageous to authoring a resume for me. It separates the layout design ant content. “Oh no it’s 2 pages with only education on p2.”
by ok_computer 2y ago
Latex and git has been advantageous to authoring a resume for me. It separates the layout design ant content.
“Oh no it’s 2 pages with only education on p2.”
Quickly comment out a bullet and print off a fresh 1 page pdf. I don’t use dumb words or phrases now to fit layout, at least far fewer. And git makes me less worried about deleting when it isn’t working.
One pattern i use, that i think makes things simpler, is to have a layout/contact template with definitions, then different context specific main latex files inputting from a sub directory of section blocks: experience, skills, education, etc.
I’d thought I was slick with word table layouts for sections, until a counselor told me the table structures persist in the supposedly flat pdf.
I wish there were an standard optional JSON attachment with a ridiculous small kb size limit to upload along with a human readable resume to help out the user data AST parser.
- mdaniel 2y ago> I wish there were an standard optional JSON attachment with a ridiculous small kb size limit to upload along with a human readable resume to help out the user data AST parser. AFAIK one can embed arbitrary RDF into PDFs, and then one wouldn't need an extra field https://pdfa.org/wp-content/until2016_uploads/2011/08/pdfa_metadata-2b.pdf#:~:text=XMP%20(Extensible%20Metadata%20Platform) https://pdfa.org/wp-content/until2016_uploads/2011/08/pdfa_m...
- noahjk 2y agoAnother option is Typst, which claims to simplify the workflow for producing similarly structured documents. Here's an example of a simple resumé [0]. You can see in the "Quick Start" section how the resumé template is used, which is very similar to how you described yours. [0]: https://typst.app/universe/package/basic-resume https://typst.app/universe/package/basic-resume
- ok_computer 2y agoI’ve heard of typst before. A light language for better markup sounds great. LaTex is a dark art and I just repeat basic incantations learned from the elder boards. But, I cannot bring myself to write docs in a web browser and use web app storage. I have a personality disorder that requires me to use a local text editor for personal use cases. Also I will buy a perpetual license for software. Like sublime text i just renewed a 3 year license to text+merge. I get that subscription licensing is better for the dev business but I can’t do it.
- marko_oktabyr 2y agoI may be a tad late, but typst does have a compiler you can use locally with your favorite local text editor. https://github.com/typst/typst/releases https://github.com/typst/typst/releases
- ok_computer 2y agoCool, I will try it. Thank you
- justneedaname 2y agoI've recently started a part-time MSc (with no prior degree or university experience) and I've found Typst brilliant. I've been using this template - https://typst.app/universe/package/ilm/ https://typst.app/universe/package/ilm/. The UX has been simply amazing, there is a VSCode extension that allows you to have the raw text content open in one tab on the left and the pdf on the right, with it updating everytime you save. I also think it has translated to better grades, given some of the marks come from structure and presentation! For example, in my last essay I was using Binary Search Trees, wouldn't you know, there's a package that allows you to draw them easily! Seriously, I can't sing it's praises enough. I'm sure if I was doing some more complex writing Latex may be the more appropriate choice but Typst's plug-n-play approach has been so smooth