Prefered Resume/CV Writing Software

[euler_fan]

Hello. I am starting the process of getting ready to apply to grad school and different fellowships and figured while I was rewriting my resume I would look around for a good resume writing/management app.

Does anyone have a favorite?

Thanks,

Euler_fan

[akniss]

Be sure whatever you choose that you can create pdf files. You should always send electronic copies of your CV as pdf.

That said, i prefer OO Writer. Using the stylist for headings makes it quite easy to change the format of the CV if I decide to later. It also has one-click export to PDF.

[cinnabar]

My main advice is that you want to provide something that looks good but also stands out from everyone else's resume/CV. In other words, avoid the Microsoft word resume default template at all costs. I have made resumes successfully (e.g., I got the job) using a user-developed template for OpenOffice that can be found here (http://documentation.openoffice.org/Samples_Templates/User/template/).

More recently, I've used documentclasses in LaTeX for making a resume. I really like this one (http://www.duke.edu/~jrb11/cv/), but it's more for a CV than a resume.

Good luck!

[harishg]

It is better to send the resume in pdf format unless the school says we need .doc . Also use the resume.cls style file in latex to make your resume.It looks pretty neat.

[euler_fan]

Thanks.

I am a LyX user and have been thinking of trying to switch up to LaTeX for a while now. It looks like this as a good a reason as any.

[harishg]

Lyx is really good if you have the layout file.I use Lyx too for most of my documentation.But in some cases the layout files need to be made by hand and we need to fall back to latex if it is hard to make.

[anoir]

I wrote my C.V. for grad school application with LyX last year. Just insert some vertical spaces and horizontal bars, modify margins, and add heading to make it fancier (you'll need to tweak the preamble; in other words, I assume you have basic knowledge of LaTeX).

I firmly believe that my C.V. really stood out among a bunch of Word documents!! I got admitted to a good school by this (yes, joking:) ). Good luck in your application!

[euler_fan]

I appreciate the help. I have a book about LaTeX on order. I like hard copies of manuals, what can I say?

I have done some poking around on the 'net and I think that I will probably just go find a base file I like and modify it until it suites me (with the help of a resume expert, naturally).

[chrism2671]

I don't know about CV writing software, I use LaTeX at work though and it's great. A site I worked on has its own CV writing service (http://www.wikijob.co.uk/cv-resume-writing-service), and I know they're great fans of Ubuntu. I suspect they'll be using Openoffice though, if my influence had anything to do with it!

[earlycj5]

I use LaTeX for my CV.