Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I used to do my resume in a custom TeX format.¹ It looked gorgeous. But because so much of tech world hiring is mediated by recruiters and automated resume ingestion systems, having a straightforward document in Word ended up serving me much better.

1. An ancient resume macro (and an ancient resume) that I made while a freshman in college is on CTAN. What I used in my early career was not that, although I doubt I have any relic of that later file anymore.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: