Finally i have migrated my resume to LaTeX. It's been around 2 years that i intended to do so, but every time i try i convince myself to learn LaTeX first then write the resume. Also quick editing in MS Word is a massive temptation vs learning LaTeX. But today i decided to do the move.
The best way to start (which worked for me well), is to look up for some premade latex templates and get the parts that you like from them. Ofcourse that's after reading a quick tutorial on the language itself, but don't get too deep into that.
I collected some good templates, played with them and modified them to my needs, and gradually reached a decent template for myself. It still needs more enhancements and modifications but looks similar to the current resume version produced by MS Word.
The best thing about writing your resume in LaTeX, is the ability to source control it so you don't have to keep several files tracking every tiny changes you introduced to the resume.
Feel free to check my git repo for the resume, and please send me your suggestions, improvements or any comment you have. You are surely welcome :)
https://github.com/lordm/resume
The best way to start (which worked for me well), is to look up for some premade latex templates and get the parts that you like from them. Ofcourse that's after reading a quick tutorial on the language itself, but don't get too deep into that.
I collected some good templates, played with them and modified them to my needs, and gradually reached a decent template for myself. It still needs more enhancements and modifications but looks similar to the current resume version produced by MS Word.
The best thing about writing your resume in LaTeX, is the ability to source control it so you don't have to keep several files tracking every tiny changes you introduced to the resume.
Feel free to check my git repo for the resume, and please send me your suggestions, improvements or any comment you have. You are surely welcome :)
https://github.com/lordm/resume
