Automated Resume Builder

Manage your professional profile via JSON and get a high-quality LaTeX resume PDF automatically. No local LaTeX installation or syntax knowledge required—GitHub Actions handles the heavy lifting.

📄 View Sample Resume

Features

• JSON-based Source of Truth: Manage all your data (profile, experience, education, skills, projects) in structured JSON files.
• LaTeX Professionalism: Utilizes a professional LaTeX template with Jinja2 rendering for a premium look.
• Automated Workflow: GitHub Actions automatically compiles your LaTeX source into a PDF on every push to main.

Setup

1. Use as Template / Fork: Click the "Use this template" button at the top of the repository (or simply Fork it) to create your own copy.
2. Install Dependencies (for local testing):

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Update Data

Edit the JSON files in the data/ directory. The structure is intuitive and keeps your data clean:

• profile.json: Name, title, bio, and social links.
• experience.json: Professional work history.
• education.json: Academic background.
• skills.json: Categorized technical skills.
• projects.json: Highlighted projects.
• contact.json: Contact information and location.

2. Generate LaTeX (Local)

To preview the generated LaTeX code:

python scripts/render_resume.py

3. Compile to PDF

• Automatic: Simply push your changes to GitHub. The workflow will trigger automatically.
• Local (Optional): If you have a LaTeX distribution (like TeX Live) installed:

  pdflatex resume.tex

Accessing your PDF

Once you push your code to GitHub, the CI/CD pipeline kicks in. You can access your generated PDF by:

1. Checking the Latest Release directly.
2. Navigating to the "Releases" section on the right side of your GitHub repository.
3. Downloading the resume.pdf asset from the "Latest" tag.
4. You can check the "Actions" tab to see the build progress and logs.