The CV Inn

Updated: this post is getting too long, it’s going to be divided into multiple parts. The second part is now available at this link

In this post and in the following parts I will cover and try to explain how to design a two-column layout in LaTeX.

This CV template will have a humanistic look and feel, and it will represent a useful option for those who want to emphasize their work experience over the education they received.

For example, it would be a good solution for professionals with 4/5 previous jobs, who want to give a detailed explanation and description of their previous occupation.

A preview of the result follows.

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When applying for an Investment Bank, your Curriculum Vitae should be flawless.
Even more, it should be attractive, and the choice of the typeface is very important.

For a review of the steps required to typeset this CV, please refer to this post.

In this post, we will go over ten tips to help you build your perfect curriculum vitae, with emphasis on the Investment Banking industry.

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Hello, and welcome to this website.

Please let me note before we move on that anything you find on this website is (legally) free. You do not have to pay neither for the software, nor for the fonts I will be using.

At the moment, I am skipping the installation part of the LaTeX system, you can find useful directions here.

It is very simple, but I promise to make a screencast for the installation process if anyone’s actually interested. Let me know.

Your Professional CV in LaTeX

Before we move on with some code, let’s take a peek at what we will build from scratch:

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