Would you have any CV/resume classes to recommend? I was looking around on CTAN, but that it's been pretty overwhelming...
TIA, Sean On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 13:33:00 +0200 (CEST) Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Sean LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I'm a complete newbie to lyx. I've heard good things about > >it, and I'm growing increasingly frustrated with MS Word, > >esp. when trying to manipulate my resume. > > > [...] > > > >I was thinking of doing this: > > > >1. Converting from MS Word to Lyx. It looks like there is > >at least one project (wv toolkit) that will let me do this. > > Technically, this is possible and wv might be a good choice for the > job, but in this case it doesn't make a lot of sense. Converters > mostly try to mimick the layout of the Word document using rather > basic Latex constructs. The Latex code you end up with this way is a > mess. That might be acceptable if you need to convert something > quickly, but it's not the way to go for a text you maintain over the > years. > > The first thing I'd do is find a specialized Latex class for CVs that > fits your needs and produces a layout that looks the way you want it. > Then I'd simply rewrite the resume manually to take advantage of all > possibilities of Latex and the class you chose. After all you do that > only once. > > You could use both plain Latex or Lyx, but you need additional Lyx > support files for your Latex class. They might be around or you might > need to write your own. It's quite simple, actually. > > >2. Make the changes I want in Lyx, save, and then... > > > >3. Well, I'm not sure what to do here. Most HR staff don't > >understand what I do as a living, much less understand > >anything beyond the realm of M$ Office. I've even heard of > >HR people having trouble opening an HTML resume a friend of > >mine sent them. I still would like to try exporting to XML/HTML, > >if possible, but it would still really be great to be able > >to kick out the ol' Word format for the people who cling to > >it. Is this at all possible? What about filters for other > >formats like PDF? > > Since Lyx is merely a Latex frontend (a very sophisticated one, but > still a frontend), everything that can be done in terms of conversion > and output formats with a Latex file can be done with a Lyx file. > Which one you choose is mostly a question of convenience. > > As to Latex, the two primary output formats of Latex are DVI and PDF > (yes, there is native PDF output using pdflatex). DVI can be further > processed to produce Postscript which in turn can be converted to PDF. > There are also latex2html and latex2rtf which convert Latex to HTML or > RTF respectively. > > The fundamental problem with HTML is that its ability to represent a > given layout is very restricted. That's just not the point of HTML. > Therefore HTML files generated from Latex source tend to look somewhat > disappointing even if the converter does a good job. If HTML is going > to be your primary target format, you'd be better of writing HTML. > > I hardly ever used latex2rtf, but I guess if you need Word or RTF > output most of the time, it will probably be most effecient to use > Word or StarOffice. Switching to Latex will be an effort for you, and > if you don't really use Latex's genuin advantages it could very well > become a frustrating experience. > > My impression is that HR folks expect something that can be printed on > paper and looks good when printed. That's why I'd never send HTML > files, even though they would work for everyone nowadays. > > >Maybe I'm not on track at all here. What do most of you > >people do to maintain your resume? Are you using Lyx? Or > >is it not a good fit at all? > > I'm maintaining my CV in Latex and generate PDF output with pdflatex. > PDF has the advantage of preserving the layout 100%, so you can be > sure the HR folks get what you want them to get. You don't have to > worry about fonts which are a problem with Word and RTF formats. My > experience is that most people know what to do with a PDF file, but > YMMV. > > -- > Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- ============================================================ Sean LeBlanc - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
