Does using LaTex for my resume have any benefits at all?

Posted by insinteresting on Friday October 31, 2025 @02:35AM
from the self-post dept.

have been using overleaf for my resume but it's honestly annoying over just using a google doc although it is cleaner and looks better

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Re:Does using LaTex for my resume have any benefits at all? by Ekaros on Friday October 31, 2025 @03:00AM (#45769109)

It might even be negative is my guess. Lot of automated tooling is used. And I believe those have considered popular word processors so at least Word and Google docs. On other hand if your own toolchain outputs something weird it might not get captured in same way.

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Re:Does using LaTex for my resume have any benefits at all? by hl_maker on Friday October 31, 2025 @02:55AM (#45769082)

that was 10 years ago. Isnt there something better now ?

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Re:Does using LaTex for my resume have any benefits at all? by gus_massa on Friday October 31, 2025 @09:52PM (#45778636)

My rule is:

If it has a lot of equations, use LaTeX

If it has a lot of text, use Word/Docs/Whatever

The advantage of LaTeX is that you can use "Macros" to ensure a consistent style. You can also do that with "Styles" in Word, but nobody uses them. (I'm not sure if Docs support styles.)

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