Build CV and job application materials using yaml files

Here you can find the pdfs built using yaml and bib files in the example directory.

pip install ycv

• Python
• PyYAML
• bibtexparser
• TeX

After installing ycv one can start building application materials using the command ycv from the terminal.

ycv -j job_name -y doc_type:yaml_file

Note: The command should be executed inside a directory that contains a authinfo.yaml and style.yaml file. If these are not present, these will be created on the fly using prompts. See here for more about these files.

• ycv is designed to be used for multiple job applications and therefore requires a job_name to create a directory where all materials related to that job will be stored.
• ycv can create multiple application materials for a given job at once. To create different materials one needs to provide the yaml files for these materials in the format doc_type:yaml_file with a space between different materials. For example, to create a cv and research statement, provide the yaml files as

ycv -j job_name -y cv:/path/to/cv.yaml research_plan:/path/to/research_statement.yaml

Note: The keys to yaml files should be one of the recognized ones

• cv
• research_plan
• publications

more would be added to this list.

ycv requires a authinfo.yaml and style.yaml file.

• authinfo.yaml contains information about the author which is used to a common header for all documents, for example. An example yaml file can be found here.
• style.yaml file is used to apply customized style to different elements in the TeX documents. This gives the user freedom to apply a style of their preference. An example file can be found here.