Moderncv LaTeX package. A really easy way to create a modern CV

I had created my CV many months ago and I put it in good use, I found a PhD position. However I was still meddling with my girlfriend’s CV as she is looking for a job. So I came up with moderncv package that provides a way to easily create a really nice proffesional CV.

You can install the moderncv package manually after downloading it from CTAN directory or if you use MiKTeK like I do, you can go to the package manager search for moderncv package and install it. However I pretty sure that by default MiKTeK prompts you to download any missing packages.

To use moderncv you simply use:

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}

and you set the CV theme that you want to create:

\moderncvtheme[options]{theme}  

 

 

Where theme you can have casual, classic and empty.

 

Casual is a resume created with a simple header on the first page with the name and a picture. Information of the address, telephone number and email is placed in the bottom of each page of the CV.

 

Classic creates a full header with name, information and passport image on the first page. There is no information on the footer of each page.  I recommend this on for most professional uses.

 

Empty creates a very simple moderncv resume without headers and footers.

 

As far as the options are concerned these are the following:

blue, orange, green, red, purple, grey (which are to choose the color of the cv lines

and roman to use roman fonts instead of sans serif fonts.

 

Then you continue writing down your personal data using:

 

\firstname {name}    % Your name
\lastname {Last name} % Your last name
\title {Title}              % Your title (optional)
\address{street and number}{post code and city} % Your current address
\mobile {number}    % Your mobile phone number
\phone {number}    % Your phone number
\email {email}          % Your email address

\homepage {link}    % Your website
\extrainfo {information} % Possible extra information e.g. website

 

\photo[64pt][0.4pt]{picture}  % Your photo (optional)

\quote {quote} % Life motto or something like that (optional)

These are used with the \maketitle command. Further more the moderncv had some structures that can be used to enter your skills and qualities. Some of these are:

 

\cventry{year–year}{Degree}{Institution}{City}{\textit{Grade}}{Description}

 

\cvlanguage{Language 1}{Skill level}{Comment}

 

\cvcomputer{category 1}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}{category 4}{XXX, YYY, ZZZ}

\cvline{hobby 1}{\small Description}

 

cventry is used to enter education and work experience entries. cvlanguage to enter linguistic skills, cvcomputer computer skills. Finally cvline is used to enter generic information. More structures and information can be found in the templates code in the CTAN directory found here.

 

 The results are teh following:

Using [green]{classic}: pdf, tex

Using [blue]{casual}: pdf, tex

Using classic with photo: pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2011

11/18

POSTED BY

bempelise

CATEGORY

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curriculum vitae
LaTeX
resume
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