classycv

This package contains the LaTeX class classycv.cls for classy job applications, including a themes and extension library.

Getting Started

1. Register classycv source files

Note: The following instructions are for macOS 10.14.2 and assume that MacTeX is installed. Instructions for other platforms can be found in this StackOverflow thread.

Clone this repository into your local texmf directory

cd ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex
git clone https://github.com/classysoftware/classycv.git

Verify by running ls -l. The output should show an entry for the classycv folder where (<user> and <group> are placeholders for your user name and user group).

$ ls -l
# ...
drwxr-xr-x  11 <user>  <group>  352  9 Jan 13:53 classycv

Run texhash as super user to add classycv's class and style files to the index.

sudo texhash

2. Create cv project folder and add content

Change to a directory of your choice and create a project folder (we simply use ~/Desktop and example-cv as the folder name in this example)

cd ~/Desktop
mkdir cv-example
cd cv-example

Add a file cv.tex with the content of the harvard cv stub as a starting point. It should look like this (with some content omitted for brevity):

\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{classycv}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
% ...

\classycvusetheme{harvard}
% ...

\submitter{%
% ...
}

\recipient{%
% ...
}

\begin{document}

\begin{coverletter}
% ...
\end{coverletter}

\begin{resume}
% ...
\end{resume}

\blindattachment[A]{Attachment A}
\blindattachment[B]{Attachment B}

\end{document}

Note: The commands are explained in the following section Public Interface.

3. Compile your cv

Note: It is recommended to use latexmk with xelatex for compilation. If latexmk should not be installed on your system, follow the the latexmk installation guide before continuing.

Run the following command:

latexmk -pdfxe cv.tex && open cv.pdf

This should open the compiled PDF file for the harvard cv stub in your PDF viewer. You should see

a two page cover letter, and
a one page resume containing a section Education with two sub-entries, and
two pages of attachments.

Public Interface

TODO

Appendix

Examples

Harvard CV Example

The following images show the first pages produced for the cover letter, resume, and attachments section of the harvard theme example cv in examples/harvard/build/harvard.pdf.

Modern CV Example

The following images show the first pages produced for the cover letter, resume, and attachments section of the modern theme example cv in examples/modern/build/harvard.pdf.

CV Stubs

Harvard CV Stub

\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{classycv}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[pangram]{blindtext}

\classycvusetheme{harvard}
\classycvuselibrary{attachments}
\classycvuselibrary{drawings}

\submitter{%
    , name=John Smith%,
    , street=Rightward Way%
    , house=134 %
    , city=Portland%
    , zipcode=04019%
    , country=United States%
    , countrycode=USA%
    , phone=774-987-4009%
    , email=j.smith@uptwowork.com%
    , website=linkedin.com/johnutw%
}

\recipient{%
    name=Carol Corporate%
    , position=Head of human resources%
    , company=Evil Corp.%
    , street=Copernoll Hollow Dr.%
    , house=1%
    , city=Bosstown%
    , zipcode=WI 53581%
    , country=USA%
}

\begin{document}

\begin{coverletter}
  \printSubmitter%
  \printDate{\today}%
  \printRecipient%
  \printSalutation{Dear Ms. Corporate:}%
  \Blindtext[2][10]
  \Blindtext[3][8]
  \printClosing{Best regards,}
  \printAttachments{Attachments: A, B}
\end{coverletter}

\begin{resume}
    %
    % Education
    %
    \vspace*{-4\baselineskip}
    \section{\MakeUppercase{Education}}
    \entry{Ph.D. in Social Anthropology}{Expected May 2017}{Harvard University}{Cambridge, MA}

    \begin{block}
        Secondary Field in Science, Technology and Society. Awarded Presidential Scholar Award in 2016.

        \Blindtext[1][2]
    \end{block}

    \entry{B.A. in Anthropology with Highest Honors}{May 2013}{University of California}{Berkeley Berkeley, CA}

    \begin{block}
        Minors in Japanese and American Studies. Phi Beta Kappa. Awarded 2011 National Undergrad- uate Paper Prize.
    \end{block}
\end{resume}

\blindattachment[A]{Attachment A}
\blindattachment[B]{Attachment B}

\end{document}

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