Build resume programmatically

resume = ResumeBuilder() resume.set_contact("John Smith", "john@email.com", "555-123-4567", "San Francisco, CA") resume.set_summary("Experienced software engineer with 5+ years...") resume.add_experience("Software Engineer", "Tech Corp", "2020-Present", [ "Led development of microservices architecture", "Improved system performance by 40%" ]) resume.add_education("B.S. Computer Science", "State University", "2019") resume.add_skills(["Python", "JavaScript", "AWS", "Docker"]) resume.generate().save("resume.pdf")

From JSON

resume = ResumeBuilder.from_json("resume_data.json") resume.generate().save("resume.pdf")


## Features

- **Multiple Templates**: Modern, classic, minimal, executive styles
- **ATS-Friendly**: Clean formatting that passes applicant tracking systems
- **Customizable Sections**: Experience, education, skills, projects, certifications
- **Flexible Input**: Python API or JSON data
- **Professional Output**: Clean PDF with proper typography
- **Links**: Clickable URLs for portfolio, LinkedIn, GitHub

## API Reference

### Initialization

```python
resume = ResumeBuilder()
resume = ResumeBuilder(template="modern")
resume = ResumeBuilder.from_json("data.json")
resume = ResumeBuilder.from_dict(data)

Contact Information

# Basic contact
resume.set_contact(
    name="John Smith",
    email="john@email.com",
    phone="555-123-4567",
    location="San Francisco, CA"
)

# With links
resume.set_contact(
    name="John Smith",
    email="john@email.com",
    phone="555-123-4567",
    location="San Francisco, CA",
    linkedin="linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
    github="github.com/johnsmith",
    website="johnsmith.dev"
)

Summary/Objective

# Professional summary
resume.set_summary(
    "Experienced software engineer with 5+ years building scalable "
    "web applications. Passionate about clean code and mentoring."
)

# Or objective statement
resume.set_objective(
    "Seeking a senior engineering role where I can leverage my "
    "expertise in distributed systems and cloud architecture."
)

Work Experience

# Add experience entry
resume.add_experience(
    title="Senior Software Engineer",
    company="Tech Corporation",
    dates="Jan 2020 - Present",
    bullets=[
        "Led team of 5 engineers in developing microservices architecture",
        "Reduced API response time by 60% through optimization",
        "Implemented CI/CD pipeline reducing deployment time by 80%"
    ],
    location="San Francisco, CA"  # Optional
)

# Multiple entries
resume.add_experience("Software Engineer", "Startup Inc", "2018-2020", [
    "Built real-time notification system serving 1M+ users",
    "Developed RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI"
])

Education

# Add education
resume.add_education(
    degree="Bachelor of Science in Computer Science",
    school="State University",
    year="2018",
    gpa="3.8",  # Optional
    honors="Magna Cum Laude"  # Optional
)

# With coursework
resume.add_education(
    degree="M.S. Data Science",
    school="Tech University",
    year="2020",
    coursework=["Machine Learning", "Statistical Analysis", "Big Data"]
)

Skills

# Simple skills list
resume.add_skills(["Python", "JavaScript", "React", "AWS", "Docker"])

# Categorized skills
resume.add_skills({
    "Languages": ["Python", "JavaScript", "Go", "SQL"],
    "Frameworks": ["React", "Django", "FastAPI"],
    "Tools": ["Docker", "Kubernetes", "AWS", "Git"]
})

Projects

# Add project
resume.add_project(
    name="Open Source Library",
    description="Data validation library with 1000+ GitHub stars",
    technologies=["Python", "PyPI"],
    url="github.com/user/project"  # Optional
)

Certifications

resume.add_certification("AWS Solutions Architect", "Amazon", "2023")
resume.add_certification("Professional Scrum Master", "Scrum.org", "2022")

Additional Sections

# Languages
resume.add_languages(["English (Native)", "Spanish (Fluent)", "French (Basic)"])

# Volunteer experience
resume.add_volunteer(
    role="Tech Mentor",
    organization="Code for Good",
    dates="2021 - Present",
    description="Mentor underrepresented students in programming"
)

# Publications
resume.add_publication(
    title="Scaling Microservices",
    venue="Tech Blog",
    year="2023",
    url="blog.com/article"
)

# Custom section
resume.add_custom_section("Awards", [
    "Employee of the Year 2022",
    "Hackathon Winner - Best Innovation"
])

Templates and Styling

# Set template
resume.set_template("modern")    # Clean, contemporary
resume.set_template("classic")   # Traditional, formal
resume.set_template("minimal")   # Simple, ATS-optimized
resume.set_template("executive") # Premium, senior roles

# Custom colors
resume.set_colors(
    primary="#2563eb",   # Headers
    text="#333333"       # Body text
)

# Margins
resume.set_margins(top=0.5, bottom=0.5, left=0.6, right=0.6)

Generation

# Generate and save
resume.generate().save("resume.pdf")

# Get PDF bytes
pdf_bytes = resume.to_bytes()

Data Formats

JSON Format

{
  "contact": {
    "name": "John Smith",
    "email": "john@email.com",
    "phone": "555-123-4567",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "linkedin": "linkedin.com/in/johnsmith",
    "github": "github.com/johnsmith"
  },
  "summary": "Experienced software engineer...",
  "experience": [
    {
      "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
      "company": "Tech Corp",
      "dates": "2020 - Present",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "bullets": [
        "Led development of microservices",
        "Improved performance by 40%"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "education": [
    {
      "degree": "B.S. Computer Science",
      "school": "State University",
      "year": "2018",
      "gpa": "3.8"
    }
  ],
  "skills": {
    "Languages": ["Python", "JavaScript"],
    "Frameworks": ["React", "Django"]
  },
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "Open Source Tool",
      "description": "Description here",
      "technologies": ["Python"],
      "url": "github.com/project"
    }
  ],
  "certifications": [
    {
      "name": "AWS Certified",
      "issuer": "Amazon",
      "year": "2023"
    }
  ]
}

CLI Usage

# From JSON file
python resume_builder.py --input resume.json --output resume.pdf

# With template
python resume_builder.py --input data.json --template modern --output resume.pdf

# Quick resume (interactive prompts)
python resume_builder.py --quick --output resume.pdf

CLI Arguments

Argument	Description	Default
`--input`	Input JSON file	Required
`--output`	Output PDF path	`resume.pdf`
`--template`	Template style	`modern`

Templates

Modern

Clean sans-serif typography
Blue accent color
Clear section headers
Good for tech roles

Classic

Traditional serif fonts
Black and gray colors
Formal layout
Good for traditional industries

Minimal

Maximum ATS compatibility
Simple formatting
No colors or graphics
Best for online applications

Executive

Premium appearance
Elegant typography
Subtle accents
Good for senior roles

Best Practices

Keep it concise: 1 page for <10 years experience, 2 pages max
Use action verbs: "Led", "Developed", "Improved", "Achieved"
Quantify achievements: "Increased sales by 25%", "Managed team of 8"
Tailor to job: Customize skills and summary for each application
ATS-friendly: Use standard section headers, avoid tables/graphics

Dependencies

reportlab>=4.0.0
Pillow>=10.0.0

Limitations

PDF output only
English language optimized
Maximum 2 pages
No photo support (ATS best practice)

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