flypcv

A simple LaTeX documentclass for resumes.

Public repository at GitHub.

Note that this code isn't particularly stable. Style, formatting, default values might change at any time. Best efforts will be made to maintain backwards-compatibility (from version 2020/12/07).

Required Packages

This class makes use of the standard article.cls, which should be installed by default. In addition, the following packages are required:

• hyperref.sty
• xifthen.sty
• calc.sty
• geometry.sty
• fancyhdr.sty
• lastpage.sty
• titlesec.sty

All of these are available over at ctan or via your system's package manager (hint: use apt-file on Debian systems).

Installation

For portable installation, simply include the flypcv.cls file in the same directory as your tex document. To install the documentclass site-wide, place flypcv.cls anywhere within your texmf/tex/latex directory and then run

texhash path/to/texmf

to update your package index.

Usage

To implement this class, create a tex document and load the class with

\documentclass{flypcv}

Then configure the package as desired in the preamble, and place

\maketitle

directly after \begin{document} to construct the cv heading. See features for a list of available "Item" commands, which are used to create formatted lines in your resume. You can also create your own Items.

Configuration

The package provides the following fields to be used when creating the title:

• \author
• \title - Occupation, major, position, etc.
• \location
• \email - Formatted nicely as a hyperlink.
• \phone

The assumption is that all of these fields are nonempty. If you don't want to use a particular field, you might want to create your own \maketitle command; see the source code.

The package makes the following alterations to default geometry:

• Set \parindent and \parskip lengths to zero.
• Change the \footskip length and geometry package's margin option from their default values; see source code for exact values.
• Set \headrulewidth and \footrulewidth to zero.

In addition, flypcv defines the following lengths:

• \fcvTitleHeight - Height of the title box.
• \fcvSpaceAboveSection - Vertical space before section headings.
• \fcvSpaceBelowSection - Vertical space after section headings.
• \fcvSpaceAboveHeader - Vertical space above \fcvHeadItem.

See the source code for default lengths. Shrinking these can help fit a tight resume onto one page, but make sure nothing gets cut off!

The package's bullet character can be set with \fcvBullet; see the source code for the default character.

Features

Out of the box, flypcv provides the following features, which are enough for a simple resume. See the next section for how to create your own Items.

Title

As metioned, the \maketitle command places the title, using the fields listed above.

Sections

The package formats section headings; use \section as usual.

Item Commands

Item commands are meant to print a single line (or wrap to the next if you have too much text!) of resume information.

They take the following three mandatory arguments (in the following order):

• title - The primary name of the line item, to be bolded and placed at the begining of the line. You choose your own consistent format, but for example, could be "Librarian" or "Engineer at Intel" or whatever you want to be the eye-catcher of the line.
• info - Additional brief info to be placed on the same line right after title. For instance, GPA, employer name, or hours spent per week.
• metadata - Any metadata to be placed flush to the right side of the page, such as years spent on the job, or the phone number of a reference.

Here are the commands:

• \fcvHeadItem
• \fcvDetailItem
• \fcvCollection
• \fcvReferenceItem

They can be used however you want, depending on how you want your cv to look. For example, I use \fcvHeadItem for job headings, and then \fcvDetailItem for brief explanations of my role, accomplishments, etc. The \fcvReferenceItem is supposed to be used for references.

Other Commands

The \fcvBlurb command takes one argument and formats it as a simple italic paragraph for brief descriptions or standalones such as your "objective".

The \fcvBlurbItem takes two arguments: title and blurb.

Custom Items

The \fcvNewItem can be used to create your own line Item commands. See the source code for usage.