resume/README.md

# Compact and Minimal Resume Template

This CV (Resume) template is compact, minimal, easy to modify and beautiful. See [My Resume](resume.tex) below.

<img src="resume.png" align=center alt="Example CV">


## How to use this template?

If you are new to LaTeX, start with the [example.tex](example.tex) file. 

There are lots of custom commands and environments to make this resume template easy to use.

- Name and Qualification (academic degree) *(Required)*

    ```tex
        \fullname{FirstName}{LastName}{Degree}
    ```

- Resume Title - To be shown below the name *(Optional)*

    ```tex
        \cvtitle{Your Resume Title}
    ```

- Email ID *(Required)*

    ```tex
        \email{email@example.com}
    ```

- Website/Portfolio *(Optional)*

    ```tex
        \website{https://www.example.com}{Website Text}
    ```

- GitHub *(Optional)*

    ```tex
        \github{https://github.com/username}{GitHub Text}
    ```

- LinkedIn *(Optional)*

    ```tex
        \github{https://www.linkedin.com/in/username}{LinkedIn Text}
    ```

- Phone *(Optional)*

    ```tex
        \phonenumber{0123456789}
    ```

- Current Date (any format) *(Required)*

    ```tex
        \currentdate{DD Month YYYY}
    ```

- Sections - Create sections

    ```tex
        \section{Section Name}
    ```

- Combo Sections - Subsection with details

    ```tex
        \combosection{Subsection Name}{Location/Extra Info}{Duration}{
            Desciption
        }
    ```

- Tight List Environment - to create compact bulleted list

    ```tex
        \begin{tightlist}
            \item itemA
            \item itemB
        \end{tightlist}

- Extend for a verbose resume - you can put all description at once and compile either full or compact version, default is compact. To compile full version add `extended` in `\documentclass`. 

    ```tex
        \ifextended
            This is the full content.
        \else
            This is compact content.
        \fi
    ```

- You can also use *fontawesome* icons. For the list of available icons, check [here](https://mirror.unpad.ac.id/ctan/fonts/fontawesome/doc/fontawesome.pdf#section.4).

    ```tex
        \faicon{icon-name} % you can also use direct icon commands
    ```

## Requirement(s)
You must compile this resume with `XeLaTex` or `LuaLaTeX` *(pdfLaTeX is incompatible with fontawesome)*. While using Overleaf, choose `Compiler` from the menu.

This resume template uses following extra packages:  
- [fontawesome](https://ctan.org/pkg/fontawesome) - For fontawesome icons
- [xcolor](https://ctan.org/pkg/xcolor) - Custom coloring
- [fontspec](https://ctan.org/pkg/fontspec) - Custom font selection 
- [fancyhdr](https://ctan.org/pkg/fancyhdr) - Custom header and footer design
- [titlesec](https://ctan.org/pkg/titlesec) - Format sections, subsections, chapters
- [hyperref](https://ctan.org/pkg/hyperref) - Link and PDF options
- [geometry](https://ctan.org/pkg/geometry) - Document dimensioning 

In addition, the [Roboto](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto) font family is required. *(Fonts are bundled with the project)*


## License

Copyright 2024 Avinal Kumar
This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the [LaTeX Project Public License](https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/), either version 1.3 of this license any later version.


## Acknowledgements

This resume template is inspired by [Alessandro Rossini's Adaptive CV](https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/adaptive-cv/vfngmmqpmmsb), [Debarghya Das's Deedy CV](https://www.latextemplates.com/template/deedy-resume-cv), and [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/) icons.