Simple CV - LaTeX Template

A clean, professional LaTeX template for creating curriculum vitae (CV) documents. This template is based on the Curve CV template by LianTze Lim and has been customized for professional use.

Features

• Clean Design: Professional layout with customizable colors and fonts
• Modular Structure: Organized into separate sections for easy maintenance
• Profile Photo Support: Optional profile picture integration
• Contact Information: Prominent display of contact details with icons
• Section-based Organization: Personal, Education, Employment, Certifications, and Skills sections
• Responsive Layout: Optimized for A4 paper format
• Font Awesome Icons: Professional icons for contact information and sections

Project Structure

simple_cv/
├── simple_cv.tex          # Main LaTeX document
├── settings.sty           # Style definitions and packages
├── sections/              # CV content sections
│   ├── personal.tex       # Personal information
│   ├── education.tex      # Educational background
│   ├── employment.tex     # Work experience
│   ├── certifications.tex # Professional certifications
│   └── skills.tex         # Skills and competencies
├── img/                   # Images directory
│   └── bnuyy.jpeg         # Profile photo
└── simple_cv.pdf          # Generated PDF output

Prerequisites

To compile this LaTeX document, you need:

• LaTeX Distribution: TeX Live, MiKTeX, or MacTeX
• Required Packages:
  • curve document class
  • fontawesome5 for icons
  • biblatex for bibliography (optional)
  • tcolorbox for styling
  • tikz for graphics
  • geometry for page layout
  • hyperref for links

Installation

1. Clone or download this repository

2. Install LaTeX if you haven't already:

   • macOS: Install MacTeX
   • Windows: Install MiKTeX or TeX Live
   • Linux: Install TeX Live via package manager

3. Install required packages (if not already included):

   # For TeX Live
   tlmgr install curve fontawesome5 biblatex tcolorbox tikz geometry hyperref

Usage

Basic Compilation

# Compile the main document
pdflatex simple_cv.tex

# If using bibliography (optional)
pdflatex simple_cv.tex
biber simple_cv
pdflatex simple_cv.tex

Customization

1. Personal Information

Edit sections/personal.tex to update your personal details:

\entry*[Address]%
    Your Address Here
\entry*[Birth date]%
    Your Birth Date, Location

2. Contact Information

Update the header in simple_cv.tex:

\leftheader{%
    \faLinkedin {\href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourprofile/}{in/yourprofile}} \hfill 
    \faEnvelope[regular] {\href{mailto:your.email@example.com}{your.email@example.com}} \hfill 
    \faIcon{mobile-alt} {\href{tel:+123456789}{+123456789}} \par
    \vspace{0.4cm}
    {\LARGE\bfseries\sffamily Your Name} \par
    \vspace{0.05cm}
    \vspace{0.2cm}
    \textcolor{TextColor}{Your professional summary here.}
}

3. Profile Photo

• Place your photo in the img/ directory
• Update the photo path in simple_cv.tex:

  \photo[r]{img/your-photo-name}

4. Colors and Styling

Modify colors in simple_cv.tex:

\definecolor{BackgroundColor}{HTML}{f2f3f5}
\definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{6C6C6C}
\definecolor{RubricTextColor}{HTML}{000080}

5. Content Sections

Edit the respective .tex files in the sections/ directory:

• education.tex - Add your educational background
• employment.tex - Add your work experience
• certifications.tex - Add professional certifications
• skills.tex - Add your skills and competencies

More sections can be added though.

License

This template is based on the Curve CV template by LianTze Lim, available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. The original template can be found at: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/a-customised-curve-cv/mvmbhkwsnmwv

Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests for improvements. Suggestions for new features or bug fixes are welcome!