QuartoCV

A clean, professional CV/resume template built with Quarto and LaTeX. Uses a modular file structure with separate .qmd files for each section, making it easy to add, remove, or reorder entries — and to produce multiple document styles from the same shared content.

Two Styles Included

This repo ships with two distinct visual formats:

Style	Preamble	Root document(s)	Best for
Academic	`preamble.tex`	`QuartoCV.qmd`, `QuartoResume.qmd`	Academic job market, fellowships, research roles
Consulting	`preamble_consulting.tex`	`ConsultingResume.qmd`	MBA recruiting, consulting, industry applications

The academic style uses a compact two-column layout: bold section labels on the left (EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, …) and content on the right, with tight 8pt body text and narrow margins — optimized for fitting a lot on one page.

The consulting style uses a standard single-column layout: centered name/contact header, full-width bold section headings underlined by a rule, and entry headers that put bold organization + italic role on the left and a right-aligned date — the format used by MBA and consulting recruiting résumés.

Both styles render from the same make command and use the same modular sections/ architecture.

Preview

Run make on a fresh clone to produce example PDFs with fictional data (John Smith, Stanford PhD). The output is a polished PDF ready to use as a starting point.

Prerequisites

Requirement	Why
Quarto (v1.3+)	Document rendering engine
XeLaTeX (via TeX Live or TinyTeX)	PDF compilation with system font support
Times New Roman font installed on your system	Default body font (easily changeable)
`make`	Build system (standard on macOS/Linux)

Tip: Quarto can install TinyTeX for you: quarto install tinytex

Quick Start

Don't have Quarto yet? See the Installing Quarto appendix at the bottom of this document first.

Windows users: make is not available by default on Windows. The appendix covers your options — WSL (recommended) or a native make install. The Quick Start commands above will not work in PowerShell or Command Prompt without one of those in place.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/QuartoCV.git
cd QuartoCV

# Build all three example documents → FinalProducts/
make

# Build only the consulting resume
make FinalProducts/ConsultingResume.pdf

# Remove all build artifacts for a clean rebuild
make clean

make renders every root-level .qmd file and places the PDFs in FinalProducts/.

How the Makefile Works

The Makefile tracks exactly which source files each document depends on, so make only rebuilds what is actually out of date.

make          # build all documents; skip anything already up to date
make clean    # delete FinalProducts/ (forces full rebuild on next make)

Dependency tracking

The output PDFs in FinalProducts/ are the Make targets. Make compares each PDF's timestamp against its prerequisites and rebuilds only if something is newer or missing.

At parse time, the Makefile greps every root .qmd for its {{< include ... >}} lines (sections) and its include-in-header: file: line (preamble). The result is a precise, per-document dependency graph:

What you edit	What gets rebuilt
A root `.qmd` (e.g. `ConsultingResume.qmd`)	Only that document
A consulting section (e.g. `sections/consulting/work/...`)	Only `ConsultingResume.pdf`
A section shared by multiple documents	Only the documents that include it
`preamble.tex`	Only academic-style documents
`preamble_consulting.tex`	Only `ConsultingResume.pdf`
`FinalProducts/` deleted or a PDF removed	Only the missing PDFs

You never have to remember which documents use which sections or preambles — Make figures it out automatically on every run.

Adding new files — no Makefile edits required

New root document: just create a new .qmd in the project root.

cp ConsultingResume.qmd MyResume.qmd
# edit MyResume.qmd as needed
make   # picks it up automatically → FinalProducts/MyResume.pdf

The Makefile uses $(wildcard *.qmd), so new root documents are discovered automatically.

New section file: create the .qmd anywhere inside sections/, then add an {{< include sections/... >}} line in whichever root documents should use it. The next make will include it in that document's dependency list and rebuild as needed.

What would break the dependency tracking

The dependency scanner only understands Quarto's {{< include path >}} shortcode and the include-in-header: file: YAML field. The following would not be tracked automatically:

Quarto project-level includes configured in _quarto.yml
Custom shortcodes or filters that pull in external files
\input{} or \include{} from raw LaTeX blocks inside a .qmd

Force a full rebuild at any time with make clean && make.

Building Multiple Documents from the Same Sections

The most practical use of this template is maintaining several document variants — a full CV, an academic resume, a consulting resume — with all content living in one place.

This repository ships with three documents as working examples:

File	Output	What it includes
`QuartoCV.qmd`	`FinalProducts/QuartoCV.pdf`	Every section — the full academic CV
`QuartoResume.qmd`	`FinalProducts/QuartoResume.pdf`	Focused academic resume (subset of sections)
`ConsultingResume.qmd`	`FinalProducts/ConsultingResume.pdf`	Consulting-format résumé (different style + sections)

QuartoResume.qmd omits sections less relevant for industry (service, open-source, research interests) and trims publications and awards. Everything it includes is pulled from the same sections/ files as QuartoCV.qmd — no duplication.

ConsultingResume.qmd uses preamble_consulting.tex and its own sections/consulting/ files. The data is the same fictional person (John Smith), letting you compare both styles side by side before adapting to your own content.

How to create your own consulting resume variant

Copy the consulting root document:

cp ConsultingResume.qmd MyConsultingResume.qmd

Open MyConsultingResume.qmd and remove any {{< include >}} lines for sections you don't need.
Edit the section files under sections/consulting/ to replace the placeholder content with your own. Each file is a small, self-contained LaTeX snippet.
Run make. The new PDF appears in FinalProducts/.

How to create your own academic CV variant

Copy an existing root document:
```
cp QuartoCV.qmd MyCV.qmd
```
Add or remove {{< include >}} lines for sections, or reorder them.
Run make.

No content is ever duplicated. Updating a bullet point in sections/consulting/work/intern_microsoft.qmd flows automatically into every document that includes it.

Project Structure

QuartoCV/
├── Makefile                    # Build system — run `make` to produce all PDFs
│
├── QuartoCV.qmd                # Full academic CV (assembles all sections)
├── QuartoResume.qmd            # Focused academic resume (subset of sections)
├── ConsultingResume.qmd        # Consulting-style résumé (different layout)
│
├── preamble.tex                # Academic style: two-column layout, 8pt compact
├── preamble_consulting.tex     # Consulting style: single-column, standard margins
│
├── README.md
├── FinalProducts/              # All rendered PDFs appear here (git-ignored)
│
└── sections/
    │
    │   ── Academic-style sections ──────────────────────────────────────────
    ├── header.qmd                           # Name, title, institution banner
    ├── technical_skills.qmd                 # Categorized skills list
    ├── research_interests.qmd               # Two-column research interests
    ├── opensource.qmd                       # Open-source contributions
    ├── contact/
    │   └── default.qmd                      # Contact info
    ├── education/
    │   ├── stanford.qmd                     # PhD entry
    │   └── uc_berkeley.qmd                  # Undergrad entry
    ├── work/
    │   ├── grad_ra_reliable_ai.qmd          # Graduate Research Assistant
    │   ├── ta_machine_learning.qmd          # Teaching Assistant
    │   └── intern_microsoft.qmd             # Research Intern
    ├── publications/
    │   ├── calibrated_uncertainty_icml.qmd
    │   ├── efficient_finetuning_pami.qmd
    │   └── scaling_laws_neurips.qmd
    ├── service/
    │   ├── cs_council_president.qmd
    │   └── undergrad_mentor.qmd
    ├── awards/
    │   ├── best_paper_icml.qmd
    │   ├── knight_hennessy.qmd
    │   ├── summa_cum_laude.qmd
    │   └── cra_undergrad_researcher.qmd
    │
    └── consulting/              ── Consulting-style sections ────────────────
        ├── header.qmd                       # Centered name + contact block
        ├── skills.qmd                       # Skills and interests line items
        ├── education/
        │   ├── stanford.qmd                 # PhD entry (consulting format)
        │   └── uc_berkeley.qmd              # Undergrad entry (consulting format)
        ├── work/
        │   ├── grad_ra_reliable_ai.qmd      # Graduate RA (consulting format)
        │   └── intern_microsoft.qmd         # Intern (consulting format)
        ├── leadership/
        │   ├── cs_council_president.qmd     # Student org leadership
        │   └── undergrad_mentor.qmd         # Mentoring role
        └── awards/
            ├── best_paper_icml.qmd          # Best paper award
            └── knight_hennessy.qmd          # Fellowship

Customization Guide

Changing the Font

Both preambles use \setmainfont. Find the line and replace the font name:

\setmainfont{Times New Roman}   %% ← change to any system font

Popular alternatives: EB Garamond, Libertinus Serif, Palatino, Georgia.

Adjusting Margins

Modify the geometry list in the root .qmd:

Academic style (very compact):

geometry:
  - top=15mm
  - left=14mm
  - right=10mm
  - bottom=15mm

Consulting style (standard):

geometry:
  - top=18mm
  - left=18mm
  - right=18mm
  - bottom=18mm

Custom LaTeX Commands — Academic Style (`preamble.tex`)

`\cvrow{LABEL}{CONTENT}`

The fundamental two-column row. Bold section label on the left, content on the right.

\cvrow{EDUCATION}{%
  \textbf{Stanford University} | 2022-2027\\
  Ph.D. in Computer Science
}

`\cventry{TITLE}{ORG}{DATE}{INSTITUTION}{LOCATION}{BULLETS}`

Structured entry for work experience. Two-line header with right-aligned date/location, followed by bullets.

\cventry{Graduate Research Assistant}{AI Lab}{Aug 2022 - Present}
  {Stanford University}{Stanford, CA}{%
  \item Did interesting research
  \item Published papers
}

`\cventryplain{TITLE}{DATE}{INSTITUTION}{LOCATION}{BULLETS}`

Same as \cventry but without the | Org separator.

`\cvaward{TITLE}{DATE}{DESCRIPTION}`

Compact award entry: bold title, right-aligned date, description below.

`\cvrule`

Full-width horizontal rule to visually separate sections.

Custom LaTeX Commands — Consulting Style (`preamble_consulting.tex`)

`\csection{TITLE}`

Full-width bold section heading with a horizontal rule below. Write the title in all caps.

\csection{PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE}

`\centry{Org}{Role}{Location}{Date}`

Standard entry header: bold org, italic role, plain location, right-aligned date. Follow with an itemize list for bullets.

\centry{Microsoft Research}{Research Intern}{Redmond, WA}{May--Aug 2021}
\begin{itemize}
  \item Investigated few-shot learning techniques for code generation
\end{itemize}

`\ceduentry{Org}{Program}{Location}{Date}`

Education entry. Org is bold, Program (degree name) is italic. Location and date appear together on the right.

\ceduentry{Stanford University}{Ph.D. in Computer Science}{Stanford, CA}{Aug 2022--Present}
\begin{itemize}
  \item GPA: 4.0/4.0 \quad Advisor: Dr. Alice Johnson
\end{itemize}

`\cawardentry{Award}{Context}{Date}`

Award/honor entry: bold award name, italic context (awarding body or descriptor), right-aligned date.

\cawardentry{Best Paper Award}{ICML Reliable ML Workshop}{July 2024}
\begin{itemize}
  \item Recognized for novel contributions to uncertainty quantification
\end{itemize}

Adding entries in the consulting style

To add a new entry to any section, create a .qmd file in sections/consulting/<category>/ using the appropriate command, then add an {{< include >}} line in ConsultingResume.qmd:

{{< include sections/consulting/work/my_new_role.qmd >}}

License

This project is released under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute.

Appendix: Installing Quarto

New to Quarto? Follow this guide before running the Quick Start commands. Once Quarto is installed, return to the Quick Start section above.

macOS

Option A — Homebrew (recommended)

brew install --cask quarto

Homebrew handles PATH setup automatically.

Option B — Direct installer Download the .pkg from quarto.org/docs/get-started and run it.

After installing Quarto, install TinyTeX:

quarto install tinytex

Caveat: If you installed Quarto via .pkg and your shell can't find quarto, add /usr/local/bin (Intel Mac) or /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) to your PATH. Restart your terminal after installation.

make: Ships with macOS Xcode Command Line Tools. If make is missing: xcode-select --install

Linux

Debian / Ubuntu (.deb)

# Check your architecture first: uname -m
# x86_64 → amd64    aarch64 → arm64
wget https://quarto.org/download/latest/quarto-linux-amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i quarto-linux-amd64.deb

Fedora / RHEL / openSUSE (.rpm)

wget https://quarto.org/download/latest/quarto-linux-amd64.rpm
sudo rpm -U quarto-linux-amd64.rpm

After installing Quarto, install TinyTeX:

quarto install tinytex

Caveat: The .deb/.rpm links above point to the amd64 build. If you are on ARM (e.g., a Raspberry Pi or AWS Graviton), download the -arm64 variant from the Quarto releases page.

Caveat: On some minimal server images, libglib2.0 or libcurl may be missing. If Quarto fails to launch, install them with sudo apt-get install -y libglib2.0-0 libcurl4.

make: Usually pre-installed. If missing: sudo apt-get install build-essential (Debian/Ubuntu) or sudo dnf install make (Fedora).

Windows

Option A — Installer (recommended) Download the .msi from quarto.org/docs/get-started and run it. The installer adds Quarto to your PATH automatically.

Option B — Winget

winget install --id Posit.Quarto

After installing Quarto, install TinyTeX (run in PowerShell or Command Prompt):

quarto install tinytex

Caveat — make: Windows does not ship with make. You have two options:

Use WSL (recommended): Install Windows Subsystem for Linux, then install Quarto and make inside WSL following the Linux instructions above. Run all build commands from the WSL terminal.

Install make natively: Install Git for Windows (includes Git Bash with make) or add make via Chocolatey (choco install make) or Scoop (scoop install make). Then run make from Git Bash or a configured terminal.

Caveat — font: Times New Roman is bundled with Windows, so no extra step is needed. If you switch to a different font, confirm it is installed via Settings → Fonts.

Caveat — line endings: If you clone on Windows with git config core.autocrlf true (the Git for Windows default), LaTeX source files may get Windows line endings and cause obscure TeX errors. Add a .gitattributes file or set git config core.autocrlf input before cloning.

Verifying your installation

After installing, confirm everything is in order:

quarto check

The output lists the Quarto version, the detected LaTeX installation, and any missing dependencies. All items should show a green checkmark before you run make.

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 21 Commits
FinalProducts		FinalProducts
sections		sections
.gitignore		.gitignore
Makefile		Makefile
QuartoCV.qmd		QuartoCV.qmd
QuartoResume.qmd		QuartoResume.qmd
README.md		README.md
StandardResume.qmd		StandardResume.qmd
preamble.tex		preamble.tex
preamble_consulting.tex		preamble_consulting.tex

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QuartoCV

Two Styles Included

Preview

Prerequisites

Quick Start

How the Makefile Works

Dependency tracking

Adding new files — no Makefile edits required

What would break the dependency tracking

Building Multiple Documents from the Same Sections

How to create your own consulting resume variant

How to create your own academic CV variant

Project Structure

Customization Guide

Changing the Font

Adjusting Margins

Custom LaTeX Commands — Academic Style (preamble.tex)

\cvrow{LABEL}{CONTENT}

\cventry{TITLE}{ORG}{DATE}{INSTITUTION}{LOCATION}{BULLETS}

\cventryplain{TITLE}{DATE}{INSTITUTION}{LOCATION}{BULLETS}

\cvaward{TITLE}{DATE}{DESCRIPTION}

\cvrule

Custom LaTeX Commands — Consulting Style (preamble_consulting.tex)

\csection{TITLE}

\centry{Org}{Role}{Location}{Date}

\ceduentry{Org}{Program}{Location}{Date}

\cawardentry{Award}{Context}{Date}

Adding entries in the consulting style

License

Appendix: Installing Quarto

macOS

Linux

Windows

Verifying your installation

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