\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Adria Solutions (AdriaSol)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (cv.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Adria Solutions (AdriaSol)) /Subject (CV Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{003366} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F7F8FA} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{CV Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Adria Solutions (AdriaSol)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/17298/cs/1669/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Adria Solutions (AdriaSol) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/adriasol} \\ \uline{\seqsplit{www.adriasolutions.co.uk}} \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 29th June, 2015.\\ Updated 12th May, 2016.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Length}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Keep it Brief!}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) Recruiters spent a short amount of time on a CV, so keep it brief - make it a maximum of {\bf{two}} pages% Row Count 4 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Style}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Make your CV stand out - a plain CV full of great content may not grab the eye as quickly as something that you've spend a bit of time designing. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 3) Things to look out for: \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) {\bf{Choose a single font}} - Multiple fonts is distracting \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2) {\bf{Make sure it's easy to read.}} Something may look great and help you stand out, make it easy to read - turning paper to read something is something you should avoid.% Row Count 10 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Contact Details}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\{\{fa-phone-square\}\} Phone numbers are essential \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) \{\{fa-envelope\}\} Email address etiquette makes a massive difference: \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) \{\{fa-check-square\}\} your.name@email.com \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \{\{fa-times-circle\}\} drunkallweek@hotmail.com \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \{\{fa-home\}\} Current Address% Row Count 6 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Work Experience}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Put only the recent work experience that you have, particularly if you have plenty of experience - Nobody really cares about your Saturday job from 15 years ago! \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 4) Show what you brought to the company rather than what you did. You want to say what you can provide to your potential new company rather than give a job specification.% Row Count 8 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CV Templates}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/adriasol_1434638268_resumeshq-creative5-designer-resume-template.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CV Advice}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{A guide to help you complete a CV to get you noticed in front of recruiters and HR. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) To find the latest \{\{link="http://www.adriasolutions.co.uk/current-jobs"\}\}IT jobs in Manchester \{\{/link\}\} visit our site.% Row Count 5 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Showcase your achievments}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Showcase your achievements from your jobs - whether it's targets exceeded, ideas created or anything else, make sure that you showcase what you've achieved.% Row Count 4 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Qualifications}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{If you're new to job seeking, or a recent graduate then a qualifications based CV is better. Have the qualifications that you have as the focus of your CV.% Row Count 4 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Proof Read your CV}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Check, {\bf{Double check}} and re-read your CV. Get friends/family to check that there is no spelling errors, grammatical errors and that any contact details are correct.% Row Count 4 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{General CV questions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Do I need a headshot?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Unless specifically requested no. And research shows that it might do more harm than good!} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Do I need to put my age/date of birth?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}It's not required for the UK. Age discrimination is illegal in the UK, so if you are having trouble getting interviews, try removing it} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Do I need to put my nationality on the CV?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Not required, with the exception of Government positions.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{What about marital status?} \tn \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\hspace*{6 px}\rule{2px}{6px}\hspace*{6 px}Not required, but might be an advantage in certain circumstances. If you're single your chances might improve if the job requires unsocialble hours. Likewise if you have a family it might make you seem more stable and loyal to potential recruiters} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{References}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Don't}} put references available on request, as that is generally expected. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) Only put reference details down if the referees are contacted before hand and know that you're looking for a new job. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 3) And if you're thinking about putting down your current workplace on your CV - {\bf{don't}}! You only want to involve your current workplace further down the job process.% Row Count 9 (+ 4) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}