resume-latex

LaTeX CV Template

A professional LaTeX CV template based on the Friggeri CV class, customized for software engineering resumes.

Project Structure

.
├── Dung_Huynh/
│   ├── cv.tex              # Main CV file (updated)
│   ├── cv_ai_lead.tex      # AI Lead version
│   ├── friggeri-cv.cls     # CV class definition
│   ├── dtklogos.sty        # Logo style package
│   ├── img/                # Profile and images
│   └── *.ttf, *.otf        # Font files
├── scripts/
│   └── optimize_pdf.sh     # PDF optimization script
└── README.md

Prerequisites

Install LaTeX distribution and required tools:

macOS

# Install MacTeX (full LaTeX distribution) - recommended
brew install --cask mactex

# Or install BasicTeX (smaller, ~100MB)
brew install --cask basictex
# Then install required packages
tlmgr install latexmk fontspec fontawesome smartdiagram textpos biblatex biber xstring

# Install Ghostscript for PDF optimization
brew install ghostscript

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt-get install texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-latex-extra ghostscript
# textpos is included in texlive-latex-extra

Building the CV

# Install all required packages (macOS)
make install

# Build cv_2026.tex
make build

# View available commands
make help

Using Build Script

# Build cv_2026.tex (default)
./scripts/build.sh

# Build specific file
./scripts/build.sh cv

# Build and clean auxiliary files
./scripts/build.sh cv_2026 clean

Quick Build

cd Dung_Huynh
xelatex cv.tex

Build All Variants

# Main CV (original)
xelatex Dung_Huynh/cv.tex

# Updated 2026 version
./scripts/build.sh cv_2026

# AI Lead version
xelatex Dung_Huynh/cv_ai_lead.tex

Using Makefile

# Install all required packages (macOS)
make install

# Check if requirements are met
make check

# Build cv_2026.tex (default)
make build

# Build all CV files
make build-all

# Optimize PDF for size
make optimize

# Clean auxiliary files
make clean

# Remove all generated files
make clean-all

# View PDF in default viewer
make view

# Show all available commands
make help

PDF Optimization

Reduce PDF size for uploads (e.g., job applications with 2MB limit).

Quick Optimization

gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook \
   -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH \
   -sOutputFile=cv_optimized.pdf cv.pdf

Using the Optimization Script

./scripts/optimize_pdf.sh Dung_Huynh/cv.pdf Dung_Huynh/cv_optimized.pdf

Quality Presets

Preset DPI Use Case
/screen 72 Web upload, smallest size
/ebook 150 Email, applications (recommended)
/printer 300 Printing, high quality
/prepress 300 Professional printing

Updating Your CV

Personal Information

Edit Dung_Huynh/cv.tex:

% Header (line 54)
\header{First}{Last}{Title}

% Sidebar (lines 58-82)
\begin{aside}
  \includegraphics[scale=0.15]{img/your-photo.jpg}
  \section{Address}
   Your Address
  \section{Contact}
    Phone, Skype, etc.
\end{aside}

Open Source Projects

Projects are auto-fetched from GitHub. To update:

  1. Manual update: Edit the descriptions in cv.tex (lines 89-111)
  2. Using GitHub CLI: 
    gh repo view jellydn/resume-latex --json name,description

Experience & Education

Update the entrylist sections in cv.tex (lines 116-173):

\begin{entrylist}
  \entry
    {MM/YYYY - Now}
    {Job Title}
    {Company Name}
    {Description and achievements\\\\}
\end{entrylist}

Fonts

This template uses custom fonts included in the project:

To change fonts, modify the fontspec configuration in your .tex file.

Troubleshooting

Compilation Errors

Error: File 'textpos.sty' not found

# macOS
tlmgr install textpos biblatex biber xstring

# Linux
sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra biber

Error: fontspec feature requires XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX

# Use xelatex instead of pdflatex
xelatex cv.tex

Error: Missing packages

# macOS
tlmgr install <package-name>

# Linux
sudo apt-get install texlive-<package>

PDF Size Issues

If PDF is still too large after optimization:

  1. Check for embedded images in img/ folder
  2. Compress images before including in LaTeX
  3. Try /screen preset for aggressive compression

Version Control

# Track LaTeX changes but ignore build artifacts
git add cv.tex
git commit -m "Update experience section"

# .gitignore already excludes:
# *.aux, *.log, *.out, *.pdf, *.toc

Resources

License

This template is based on the Friggeri CV class. Modify and use freely for your personal CV.