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_HanZhang.pdf: The final product.
• CV_HanZhang.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 to 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. Note: I edited the apa-cv.cslfile to support "in press" articles and to add a citation number before each reference. To display an article as "in press", in Zotero you want to leave the published date empty, add "in press" in the "Extra" field, and export it as a.bibfile. You will find that the reference has anotefield with the valuein press. This will replace the year field in the generated citation. If you do not want this feature, remove the .csl file and download the original one from the Zotero Style Repository.
• .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.
• lua\strong.lua: This makes your last name in the biblographies displayed in bold font. Change it to your own last name as needed.

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!