Have you ever wanted to apply with a tailored resume, but found the process of editing, updating, and managing different resumes, frusterating?
Most resume generators focus on making one good resume. Anything more than that usually costs money in the form of a subscription. This is inconvenient for you as a job seeker because
- Your resume changes over time
- You need a way to manage multiple resumes to maximize their odds of standing out amoungst hundreds of applicants. i.e, you need a way modularize different skillsets to showcase for different positions
- Sometimes downloading a file isn't the most convenient form. A lot of networking is done informally via links. Having more control over your own data isn't just better for your wallet, but helps make it easy to self host your resumes and share them (which this app is designed for)
- You need something free to use. You are looking for a job, not trying to spend more money
Spinning up new custom tailored resumes fast, free, and easy. With just a VScode extension, you can writeup all your experiences as LaTeX modules and then make as many templates as you want, drag and dropping modules like legos to fit the needs of the job you are applying for. The best part? It's easy to save, store, and build upon all the templates you use as you improve it.
python 3.8+
run brew install texlive
install the 'LaTeX workshop' VScode extension
Create resume templates and then save them. With LaTeX workshop, they are automatically compiled into PDFs
Deploying this through GitHub pages will allow you to refer to any of the PDFs in the ./build directory as a link, so anyone you want to share a tailored resume with can see it!
Follow the form
- Accomplished X
- Measured by Y
- By doing Z
The following is a job description for a position I am applying to: Please generate:
- a few ideas for what would generally be effective on a resume for this job
- concise list of key college courses in my education section
- list of 15 MAX key technical skills (like languages, frameworks, etc. but do not categorize them) in my skills section
- list of 10 MAX key conceptual skills (like paradigms, types of work for this tech role, etc.) in my skills section
- concise list of projects to highlight in my projects section
- https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/wiki/index/?share_id=JPpfQ581Ep7v7Hk6Gl3pd&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1#wiki_disclaimer.3A_your_submission_will_get_taken_down_if_you_do_not_read_this_wiki.
- https://thetechresume.com/samples/ats-myths-busted
Each bullet point should follow STAR, XYZ, or CAR STAR: Situation, Task, Action, and Results
https://www.levels.fyi/blog/applying-star-method-resumes.html https://resumegenius.com/blog/resume-help/star-method-resume XYZ: Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y], by doing [Z]
https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/google-recruiters-say-these-5-resume-tips-including-x-y-z-formula-will-improve-your-odds-of-getting-hired-at-google.html https://elevenrecruiting.com/create-an-effective-resume-xyz-resume-format/ CAR: Challenge Action Result
https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/challenge-action-result-resume https://www.topresume.com/career-advice/how-to-get-more-results-with-a-car-resume
If you're able to quantify your achievements/results, move the metrics towards the start of each bullet
Cover letters aren't a supported feature, but you want them since you are already invseting time into a targeted approach.
I like to prompt an LLM with my resume and the job description, requesting it to write a cover letter. it goes something like this:
Here is my resume: Here is my job: Make me a narrative driven cover letter. I want to show the recruiter I'm taking my time and looking for the right place to start my career. I have to want something more than just working there: this is what I am about, this is what you represent, and this is why it's a good match for me
11150 NE Hawkeye Pl, Kingston, WA 98346 remember the form: accomplished x as measured by y by doing z
TODO: where can i learn/add this? Hibernate ORM Maven or Gradle Database experience: Postgres, MySQL, Oracle DB, and DynamoDB Front-end: JavaScript, jQuery, React, and HTML JSON for configuration repositories Testing tools: TestNG, Cucumber, JUnit, Selenium, Mockito, JUnit5 CI/CD: Jenkins, Spinnaker, Docker, Kubernetes Caching: Redis Cache and Elastic Cache AWS services: EC2, ECS, ECS Fargate, EKS, SQS, SNS, Lambda, EventBridge, S3, Aurora RDS, Route 53, Load Balancer, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, VPC, CloudFormation, IAM, and Security Groups Java, Scala, Python, and Shell scripting Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming Apache Spark for data processing