My resume is written in Microsoft Word using a largely manual process. That said, there are a scant handful of tasks in the justfile.
First, open template.docx:
open template.docxCopy and paste an existing entry, and fill in the fields accordingly. Customize the formatting if it makes sense to. Write more bullet points than you would reasonably have in a completed resume - you can delete them later. Save the document.
Next, open resume.docx:
open resume.docxCopy and paste the new entry from template.docx into the document, if
appropriate. Pare down the bullet points to target a general purpose software
oriented resume.
The resulting document can be up to two pages long. After consulting with career counseling experts, I've decided that it's not viable to fully represent my experience on a one-pager and that employers are less picky about it than they might be for an industry where jobs require less explanation.
Tailored resumes may be created by copying either template.docx or
resume.docx as a starting point, and editing from there. Most resumes will work
best by starting with resume.docx but referring to template.docx for more
bullet points which may be better-suited for the tailored resume:
just new tailored.docx
open template.docx tailored.docxFor convenience, manually print resume.docx (or your tailored resume) to the
corresponding PDF (ie., resume.pdf).
Running just clean should clean up temporary files created by Microsoft Word.