Resume

The class resume.cls provides environments and commands to create a one page, two columns resume. It is based on the article class in LaTeX.

Included Packages

In addition to the defaults, the class provides:

• graphicx to handle figures and pictures,

• enumitem to control the spacing in enumeration environments,

• fontawesome for symbols and icons,

• booktabs for an improved tabular environment (with multicol and multirow support if needed),

• xcolor for coloured text and output,

• framed for shaded backgrounds,

• mdframed for Tikz boxes,

• bookmark for hyperref and metadata.

Fonts and Compiler

The class uses XeLaTeX to compile in order to have access to system fonts. By default it uses the DejaVu Sans family.

Macros

The following macros are defined for metadata and title:

• \authorname for the author's first and middle name,

• \authorsurname for the author's surname,

• \skypename for the author's Skype username,

• \skypeinvite for the author's Skype link,

• \github for the author's GitHub link (username),

• \linkedin for the author's LinkedIN profile (username),

• \phone for the author's phone number,

• \email for the author's e-mail link.

Environments

The following are the defined environments which can be used to typeset the resume. Ideally one could use two minipage environments, one including a sidebar and one including the main portion.

Main

The environment cvmain represents the main portion of the resume with work experience, skills, etc.

Sidebar

The environment cvsidebar can be used to typeset a column with a shaded background

About

The environment cvabout contains the summary of the resume and is usually inserted inside the cvmain environment.

Sections

The environment cvmainsection is used for a boxed section inside the cvmain environment.

It takes one argument representing the title of the section:

\begin{cvmainsection}{Title}
  ...
\end{cvmainsection}

Itemize

The environment cvitemize provides a list of bragging points with optimised spacing. It can be used inside any environment.

Commands

The following are the commands which can be used to insert entries and descriptions:

Title

The command \cvtitle creates the title section of the resume including generalities, contact information and social media links. It usually is the first command after \begin{document}.

Sections

The command \cvsection takes one argument as the title of a subsection. It can for example be used in the sidebar to divide education, certifications, etc.

Entries

The command \cventry is used to insert an item in the resume. It may be the name of the univeristy or college, the title of a course or the name of the position covered.

Roles

Roles are inserted with \cvrole. It takes 3 arguments:

• the 1st represents the start date,

• the 2nd is the end date and can be left empty for currently covered roles,

• the 3rd is the name of the company.

Descriptions

The command \cvdescription takes the description of the role or the bragging points through the cvitemize environment as argument.

GDPR

\cvgdpr inserts the European GDPR statement (usually at the bottom of the main section).