CV Builder

A minimal local CV build system using a LaTeX template and a YAML data file. Edit your data in template.yml, run one command, get a PDF.

Files

File	Description
template.yaml	Your CV data (the only file you need to edit)
template.tex	LaTeX template with <<PLACEHOLDERS>>
fortysecondscv.cls	LaTeX class file
cvmake.py	Fills template.tex with data from template.yml → cv.tex
cvbuild.sh	One-command build script

Requirements

LaTeX

Install BasicTeX via Homebrew:

brew install --cask basictex

Then install required packages:

sudo tlmgr update --self
sudo tlmgr install latexmk textpos clearsans fontaxes

Python

Python and PyYAML:

pip install pyyaml

Usage

./cvbuild.sh

This will:

1. Run cvmake.py to inject template.yaml data into template.tex → cv.tex
2. Compile cv.tex to PDF via latexmk
3. Move cv.pdf to the project root
4. Clean up all auxiliary files

Editing your CV

All content lives in cv.yaml. The structure is:

personal:       # name, role, phone, email, linkedin, github
technical_skills:
  tags:         # chip labels shown in sidebar
  tools:        # category + items lines
transferable_skills:  # name + description blocks
experience:     # list of companies, each with roles and highlights
education:      # list of degrees

Do not edit cv.tex directly — it is overwritten on every build.