Before my most recent job search (~4 mo. ago) I finally invested the time and effort to break free of Word docs and switch to LaTeX.
Honestly, I spent about a week relearning the basic syntax (it's been years) and learning how to do much more advanced formatting than I had done before.
The effort I put in was worth every single minute. I started with a fairly advanced template and tweaked the hell out of it until I was satisfied with the end result. I now have a resume that is:
1) version controlled in git as text/code (don't underestimate how cool this is)
2) very simple to update or add sections to without worrying about breaking Word's formatting
3) looks stunning, imho
4) got me callbacks from nearly every place I applied to. I feel like the eye-catching resume was a huge part of this
You write code all day long.. formatting a document with it just makes so much more sense once you make the initial time investment.
If a recruiter or job site can't handle the PDF, I don't want to work with them anyway.
Honestly, I spent about a week relearning the basic syntax (it's been years) and learning how to do much more advanced formatting than I had done before.
The effort I put in was worth every single minute. I started with a fairly advanced template and tweaked the hell out of it until I was satisfied with the end result. I now have a resume that is:
1) version controlled in git as text/code (don't underestimate how cool this is)
2) very simple to update or add sections to without worrying about breaking Word's formatting
3) looks stunning, imho
4) got me callbacks from nearly every place I applied to. I feel like the eye-catching resume was a huge part of this
You write code all day long.. formatting a document with it just makes so much more sense once you make the initial time investment.
If a recruiter or job site can't handle the PDF, I don't want to work with them anyway.