xiaochi-liu / cv-1

My CV built using R Markdown and the vitae package.

CV

This repo contains my CV and the code used to build it.

A Little Background

I used to rely on online tools to build my CV but was never happy about how much they cost. Recently, I came across the vitae package by Mitchell O'Hara-Wild and decided to give it a try. It's been a fun experience and most importantly you get a fancy-looking CV for free. I share my code here as an example in case anyone is interested in making their own.

Feel free to clone the files and edit them to make your own!

Main Files

• CV.pdf: The final product.
• CV.rmd: The R Markdown file used to create the PDF.
• awesome-cv.cls:This LaTeX template is in charge of the overall style of your CV. vitae supports several templates and I liked this one the most. I made small tweaks on the personal info section (font size, color, & spacing) based on the original template. If you prefer the original, delete this file.
• apa-cv.csl: APA 7th style from the Zotero Style Repository. This file defines your citation style. In my field (Psychology), APA style is the standard. Change it to other citation styles if needed.
• .bib files: I have 3 .bib files that separately store info for publisheded papers, in prep manuscripts, and conference presentations. You can create those .bib files from your reference manager (e.g., Zotero) or from scratch. It's important that you create separate .bib files for separate sections of your CV.
• multiple-bibliographies.lua: This allows you to create multiple bibliographies from .bib files. See here for more info.

Make sure to install vitae and tinytex if you haven't done so:

install.packages("tinytex")
tinytex::install_tinytex()

install.packages("vitae")

Happy vitae-ing and wish everyone good luck on the job market!