Your CV as an Infographic (using LaTeX)

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27 points·JohnHammersley··8 comments

As a designer/hiring manager, I will be the first to say please do not use this infographic.

It lacks really basic information hierarchy and the type choices are really hard to read. Another thing is a lot of companies use software to pull out information from resumes and create a database, this makes it really hard to pull the info.

Resumes should be clear and concise. They should highlight your accomplishments and peak the interest of the recruiter or manager. This teeters on the line of, pass or instant fail.

Nice graphic and template. I don't think this is a CV, but maybe there is a European/American difference in what that means.

As an American who reviews resumes to hire others, it looks pretty much standard with regards to content. How does the typical European CV differ?

I'm Canadian but I can tell you it's common here to use CV and resume as synonyms when in fact a CV is not the same thing.

I love to see creative uses for (La)TeX. The infographic looks really quite slick. Kudos.

Anti-typographic: it confuses the reader and slows the search of crucial information.

CV is literally the flow of your life, so it is better presented as a flow of experiences as the majority of the data.

When I read latex I expect typographic clarity. Because typography is hard and still the best way to improve reading speed and clarity.

Not sure what you mean by anti-typographic. Do you disagree with the choice of fonts?

Maybe it's just me, but I find it hard to focus and find information quickly. It's quite a distracting template.

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