VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

“Jnana Sangama”, Belagavi – 590018, Karnataka.

A mini project Report (BCSL456D)

on

“Resume Building using Latex”

Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of IV semester

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
in
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Submitted by
MADHU KUMAR
1DB23IS087

Under the Guidance of

Mrs. Supriya Mrs. Deepika A B
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Dept. of ISE Dept. of ISE

Department of Information Science and Engineering

DON BOSCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Kumbalagodu, Mysuru Road, Bengaluru-560074
2024-25
 Don Bosco Institute of Technology
Kumbalgodu Mysuru Road Bengaluru-560074

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the mini project work on the topic “RESUME BUILDING USING
LATEX” has been successfully presented at Don Bosco Institute of Technology by MADHU
KUMAR(1DB23IS087) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the IV Semester degree of
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science and Engineering of Visvesvaraya
Technological University, Belagavi during academic year 2024 - 2025. It is certified that all
corrections/suggestions indicated for Internal Assessment have been incorporated in the mini
project report deposited in the departmental library. The mini project report has been approved as
it satisfies the academic requirements in respect of the said degree.

Signature of the Guide1 Signature of the Guide2 Signature of the HoD

Mrs. Supriya Mrs. Deepika A B Dr. B K Raghavendra
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor & Head
Dept. of ISE Dept. of ISE Dept. of ISE
DBIT, Bengaluru DBIT, Bengaluru DBIT, Bengaluru

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The satisfaction and euphoria that accompany the successful completion of any task would be incomplete
without the mention of the people who made it possible, whose constant guidance and encouragement
crowned the efforts with success.

We would like to profoundly thank Management of Don Bosco Institute of Technology for providing
such a healthy environment for the successful completion of Mini Project work.

We would like to express our thanks to Dr. B.S Nagabhushana, Principal, Don Bosco Institute of
Technology, Bengaluru for his encouragement that motivated us for the successful completion of Mini
Project work.

It gives us immense pleasure to thank Dr. B K Raghavendra, Professor and Head of Department,
Information Science and Engineering, for his constant support and encouragement.

We would like to express our deepest sense of gratitude to our Guides, Mrs. Supriya, Assistant
Professor and Mrs. Deepika A B, Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science & Engineering
for their constant support and guidance throughout the Mini Project work.

Also, we would like to thank all teaching and non-teaching staff of Department of Information Science
& Engineering who have helped directly and indirectly throughout the Mini project work.

Madhu Kumar (1DB23IS087)

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 ABSTRACT

Resume building using LaTeX offers a professional, structured, and highly customizable approach to
creating resumes, particularly suited for individuals in academia, research, engineering, and technical
fields. Unlike traditional word processors, LaTeX allows users to separate content from formatting,
enabling precise control over layout, typography, and consistency. This ensures that resumes
maintain a clean and polished appearance regardless of content complexity. With a variety of LaTeX
templates and packages available, users can easily create modern and visually appealing resumes that
emphasize clarity and professionalism. Furthermore, LaTeX's ability to handle multilingual content,
mathematical notation, and citation integration makes it an ideal tool for advanced resume
customization. While it has a steeper learning curve, the benefits of using LaTeX for resume building
include improved formatting reliability, print-quality output, and easier version control, especially
valuable in academic or research-oriented job applications.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certificate i

Acknowledgement ii

Abstract iii

Chapter Contents Page No.

No.

1 Introduction

1.1 Introduction to LaTeX

1.2 Latex Editors

1.3 Latex Symbols
1.4 Latex Lists
1.5 Latex Type Size
1.6 Latex Images
2 System Requirements and Specification

2.1 Hardware Requirements

2.2 Software Requirements

3 Implementation

3.1 Pseudo code

4 Snapshots

5 Conclusion

References
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction to LaTeX

LaTeX, which is pronounced «Lah-tech» or «Lay-tech» (to rhyme with «blech» or «Bertolt Brecht»), is a
document preparation system for high-quality typesetting. It is most often used for medium-to-large technical
or scientific documents but it can be used for almost any form of publishing.

1.1.1 LaTeX Features

 Latex is a markup language and free license software. It includes a set of built-in commands.
 It is a mode of mathematical and special symbols.
 LaTeX is generally distributed along with plain TEX, i.e., it provides a set of macros for TEX to interpret.
The other macros for TEX are Plain TEX, GNU Texinfo, etc.
 LaTeX is not compatible with the GNU (General Public License). It is available on most of the operating
systems like UNIX, BSD, Linux, Windows, DOS, etc.

1.1.2 Installation of Latex

 Search for MiKTeX in any browser.

 As the page opens, click on MiKTeX.org and select the 'Download' option given at the top.
 Now, click on the 'All downloads' option. You will see the window appear like the image shown below:
 Select the 'Net Installer' and choose the 64 or 32-bit according to your system configuration and click on the
download option. The download will start.
 After that, close the browser. The MiKTeX download is a two-step process in this.
 In first step, with the help of Net Installer, we download the files, and in the second step, we install these
downloaded files.
 Now, open this file and accept the conditions.
 Select the option 'Download MiKTeX.' Click on Next and then select 'Complete MiKTeX' and again click
next.
 Then select the FTP as a download source. Click on the browse option, and under downloads category,
make a new folder by any name and click 'OK' and then click on next. You can also select any other folder
as per your requirements.

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 Click on the 'Start' option, and the downloading process will start, which will take a while. Wait for the
process to download. The downloading dialogue box will look like the image shown below:
 After this, again, go to the MiKTeX and then select 'Install MiKTeX.' It will still take some time, and now,
the process is complete.

1.2 Latex Editors

Latex Editors are applications to write the Latex code and allow a user to edit and publish the paper in Latex.
Below are some commonly used Latex Editors:
 Texmaker
 TeXnicCentre
 LyX
 Texstudio
 TeXworks

The online Latex editors are:

 Papeeria
 Authorea
 Overleaf

Some of the editors used for the Linux are:

 Gummi
 TeXpen
 Kile

1.3 Latex Symbols

 \ - It is called backslash, used as the starting command. The line following it gets printed.
 {} - It is called curly brackets, which is used to group and separate commands from its surroundings and
must appear in pairs.
 \\ - terminates a line.
 \\* - It also terminates the line, but disallows the page break.
 [] - It is used to write the optional parameters that can be passed to a command to change its behavior.
 % - the Latex ignores the rest of the line or commands after %Z

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1.4 Latex Lists

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The example for the lists is shown below:

 \begin{enumerate}

 \item first point

 \item second point

 \begin{itemize}

 \item first sub-point

 \item second sub-point

 \end{itemize}

 \item third point

 \end{enumerate}

The spacing commands, which can be used here, are mentioned below:

 \itemsep: used for extra vertical spaces between the items

 \rightmargin: horizontal distance between the right margin and the lists of the environment
 \leftmargin: horizontal distance between the left margin and the lists of the environment
 \topsep: extra vertical spaces at the top of the list
 \labelsep: the separation between the first line of an item and the end of the box containing a label.
 \labelwidth: the normal width of the box, which contains the label
 \parsep: the vertical spaces between the paragraphs within the items.

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 \makelabel{label}: used to generate the label, printed by the \item command

1.5 Latex Type Size

The other commands commonly used are given below, which will be implemented further in this project.

 flushright and flushleft: These commands are written as \begin{flushright} or \begin{flushleft}. These
are used for aligning the text to the right and left of the document.
 \noindent: If you want to start any paragraph without an indent or to continue the paragraph without any
interruption, this command is used

The standard supported for the weights and width for the font series are listed in the table below:
 sb- Semi Bold
 ub- Ultra Bold
 b- Bold
 eb- Extra Bold
 ul- Ultra Light

1.6 Latex Images

The images are used to enhance the information in a document or in any file. In most of the scientific
documents, pictures are essential. In Latex, you can enlarge, shrink, rotate, and can set the reference of the
image in your document.

 Including the graphicx package. The command will be written as \usepackage{graphicx}.

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 You need to download the particular image from the browser and save that image in the same folder where
the Latex files are present. Otherwise, Latex cannot access those images. Mention the same in the code or
program that you have mentioned while saving that particular image.

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CHAPTER 2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENT & SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Hardware Requirements

LaTeX itself is a lightweight typesetting system, so its hardware requirements are minimal. It can run
efficiently on most modern computers. However, the requirements may vary slightly depending on the LaTeX
distribution and editor you choose.

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

 Processor: 1 GHz or faster (single-core)

 RAM: 1 GB
 Storage: Around 1–3 GB of free disk space (depending on the distribution; full TeX Live install can take
~4–6 GB)
 Display: 1024×768 resolution or higher
 Processor: Dual-core 2 GHz or better
 RAM: 4 GB or more (especially for compiling large documents or using editors like Overleaf offline,
TeXstudio, or VS Code)

2.2 Software Requirements

To use LaTeX effectively, you need a combination of a LaTeX distribution (which includes the compiler and
necessary packages) and a text editor or integrated development environment (IDE) to write and compile
your .tex files.

2.2.1 LaTeX Distribution (Compiler Backend)

This is the core component that compiles .tex files into PDF or other formats.
 MiKTeX (Windows, also available for macOS and Linux) – beginner-friendly

2.2.2 Text Editor / LaTeX IDE

Used to write LaTeX code and compile documents. Choose based on preference and platform.
 TeXstudio – Open-source, cross-platform, feature-rich

2.2.3 Optional Tools

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 PDF Reader: To view compiled output (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Reader, SumatraPDF)

 Bibliography Tools: BibTeX, Biber for citation management

 Graphics Tools: TikZ, PGFPlots for creating figures, or external tools like Inkscape

A working LaTeX environment generally needs both a distribution and an editor. Many editors (like
TeXstudio) can simplify setup by managing the compilation process for you.

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CHAPTER 3
IMPLEMENTATION

3.1 Pseudocode

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CHAPTER 4
SNAPSHOTS
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CHAPTER 5

CONCLUSION

Resume building using LaTeX provides a powerful and professional alternative to traditional word
processors. It offers precise control over layout and formatting, resulting in clean, consistent, and visually
appealing documents. Although it requires some initial learning, LaTeX is especially beneficial for
individuals in technical, academic, or research fields where structured formatting and mathematical notation
are often needed. With numerous templates and customization options available, LaTeX allows users to tailor
their resumes to specific roles and industries effectively. Overall, LaTeX enhances the quality and
presentation of resumes, making it a valuable tool for creating standout job applications.

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REFERENCES

[1] https://www.overleaf.com/
[2] https://www.latex-project.org/
[3] https://guides.nyu.edu/LaTeX/installation
[4] https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX

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