Modern Deedy
A one-page, single-column fork of Deedy, originally created in resumake.io.
Motivation 🤔
I love the way Jake's Resume is laid out, but it feels overused. Deedy's resume looks beautiful, but the two-column approach feels outdated. So this is template is my attempt to combine the things I love about each template. Also, I wanted to make it easy to customize the look of the resume. So, I set it up so you can download fonts from google fonts and quickly give your resume a new look.
Preview :eyes:
Quick Start :rocket:
You can build it locally on your machine with xelatex or open the project in overleaf. I recommend the latter.
Steps to open in Overleaf
If the template gives you an error after opening. Then you will need to change the compiler.
Step 1
Step 2
API details :gear:
If you want to change the font just download the fonts and move the unzipped folder to the fonts folder. Then go to local-font.sty and change the font name and folder at the top folder. You can crtl+f \newcommand{\fontFolder} to find it faster.
Resume Tips :books:
No resume template can turn into a resume with bad content into a good resume. So, here are some tips and resources to get you started. And, remember a good resume can only get you past the resume screen. So, you still need to learn to do well on the OA and interviews.
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Do shit, so you have things to put on your resume.
- Build projects (take classes with big projects)
- Learn multiple languages
- Contribute to open source
- Network
- Read CTCI for more tips.
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Learn how to write good bullet points.
- Try to turn your points into achievements. Think about your impact. Guide
- Quantify where you can, but estimates are fine but avoid making up numbers
- Target your resume, make a giant resume that spans multiple pages, filled with all your accomplishment. Then comment out the bullet points, projects and/or experiences you won't use on your "main" resume. Then when you apply to a position, you can quickly adjust your resume to be more targeted. The 2-5 minutes this will take is well-spent.
- Avoid jargon
- Don't have any grammatical or spelling errors. I recommend using services like Grammarly, Hemingway editor, ProWritingAid
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Stop optimizing for the ATS
- The truth about the ATS
- The ATS doesn't reject you, people do. Automated rejections are caused by knockout questions e.g. are u authorized to work in the US
- Ex-google re recruiter Amy Miller - looked at them by the date the application was submitted - so the advice here would be to apply quickly after job openings are posted ...
- Some recruiters rank by how well a candidate's resume matches the job description but this isn't common
- Actual resume prioritization goes more like this - referral -> locals -> no visa -> countries easy to get visa for -> everyone else
- Some companies have a minimum job description/resume match criteria - e.g. Taleo supports this but again this tends to be more of an exception than a rule
- Why ATS optimization feels like it helps
- Let's say a job gets filled - so you are no longer in the queue- your resume is still in the applicant tracking system
- Recruiters can search for keywords in the ATS - e.g ("Software Developer" AND ("Java" OR "C++" OR "Python") AND "Algorithm*")
- A lot of recruiters tend to look at the job description before creating their search - better matches means you are more likely to hit up by recruiters during this search process -SO TAILORING UR RESUME STILL HELPS
- Note: not all recruiters are technically inclined. For example, they might not know something like C# and Java are hella similar. Some recruiters might legit just crtl+f keywords.
- but if ur resume seems too ATS optimized (e.g. keyword stuffing) a lot of recruiters will just toss ur resume
- References:
- The truth about the ATS
- Where I got most of my info