In this post I’ll show you how to create a CV in PDF using a simple text file. No Word, no Google Docs, no Acrobat … only text
asciidoctor-web-pdf
Install asciidoctor-web-pdf
npm i -g @asciidoctor/core asciidoctor-pdf
assets
in a folder, grab these files:
https://github.com/ggrossetie/asciidoctor-web-pdf/blob/main/examples/resume/style.css
https://github.com/ggrossetie/asciidoctor-web-pdf/blob/main/examples/resume/template.js
https://github.com/ggrossetie/asciidoctor-web-pdf/blob/main/examples/resume/phone.svg
https://github.com/ggrossetie/asciidoctor-web-pdf/blob/main/examples/resume/mail.svg
CV
in the same folder, create a text file, JorgeAguileraCV.adoc, for example, and write: (feel free to change with your data)
Header
= Software Developer Solutions
Jorge Aguilera González
[.info]
== !
=== Jorge Aguilera
[contact]
- image:mail.svg[role="picto"] jorge@edn.es
The First line is the title of your CV
The Second line will not be visible, so you can omit but be sure to let a blank line
[.info]
creates a section where you’ll insert your name
[contact]
will be used to write your email
You can add another item with your phone, for example:
- image:mail.svg[role="picto"] jorge@edn.es
- image:phone.svg[role="picto"] +3491xxxxxx
Left
We’ll use the left bar of our CV to include some tips about us, as knowledge, education, style of life …
So append to the file following text:
==== Knowledge
- 30+ years as Developer
- C, C++, *Java*, Groovy
- *Javascript*, TypeScript, NodeJS
- Maven, Gradle
- Asciidoctor
==== OpenSource Projects
- K8s Caos Operator
- Gradle extensions
- Google DSL (Groovy)
- Asciidoctor Extensions
- MicronautRaffle
==== Publications
101-groovy-scripts blog
About me
Now it’s time to write some sentences about us:
[.chronologie]
== !
=== About me
With more than 30 years of experience in IT, I’ve worked in many different sectors where always I
focused to bring quality and innovation ideas in every project I’ve been participated. During several
years I’ve run a one-person company offering services as technical leader and providing my
experience to improve the skills of the team, teaching good practices and applying productive tools
and languages.
[.chronologie]
will position "the cursor" at the top of the right part and we’ll start writing an "about me" sentences
Professional career
==== Professional experience
Software Architect at EDN (2024)
- Helping different customers in the digital transformation of their systems, migrating from monolithic application
to microservice architecture, implement best practices as code review and clean code
Software Architect/DevOps at Baraka (Dec 2022)
- Leading the migration of a NodeJS Javascript application deployed in AWS ECS to a microservice architecture in Kubernetes.
Building our CV
It’s time to see how it looks:
asciidoctor-web-pdf JorgeAguilera.adoc --template-require ./template.js
- INFO
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This command will generate a temp HTML file
Surely you’ll need to iterate several times. My advice is to be conscious and write only a couple of sentences in every position, so the CV will have only one page
This is how mine looks
Now is the time to send it and wait the headhunter’s call. Good luck
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