A modern, ATS-friendly LaTeX document class for resumes/CVs and cover letters, built on top of moderncv. Designed to maximize readability by Applicant Tracking Systems while still producing a clean, professional-looking document.
- ATS-friendly — avoids tables and complex layouts that confuse parsers; uses semantic, linear text flow
- Two document classes —
drevoresumecvfor resumes/CVs,drevocoverfor cover letters - Specialized section commands — purpose-built commands for experience, education, skills, honors, talks, outreach, and more
- Auto-generated smart footer — name, email, and social links built automatically from preamble declarations
- Multi-page aware — smart footer shows page numbers and full socials on even pages
- Flexible name formatting — supports prefix (Dr., Prof.), middle name, and suffix (Jr., Ph.D.)
- Biblatex integration — publications section with author highlighting out of the box
- Highly customizable — fine-grained length controls for spacing, indentation, column widths
You need a LaTeX distribution with the following packages available:
moderncvsourcesansprobiblatexwithbiberbackend (resume class only)geometry,inputenc,fontencmulticol,enumitem,xcolor,amssymb,array,ifthenlastpage,tabto,fancyhdr,needspace,setspace,import
All of these are included in a standard TeX Live or MiKTeX installation.
lualatex → biber → lualatex → lualatex
Or with pdflatex:
pdflatex → biber → pdflatex → pdflatex
Resume-ATS-Friendly/
├── drevoresumecv.cls # Resume/CV document class
├── drevocover.cls # Cover letter document class
├── Resume.tex # Example resume
├── CoverLetter.tex # Example cover letter
├── MyPublications.bib # Example bibliography file
├── Resume.pdf # Compiled example resume
└── CoverLetter.pdf # Compiled example cover letter
\documentclass[details]{drevoresumecv}
% Personal info
\firstname{Jane}
\middlename{A.}
\lastname{Doe}
\title{Software Engineer}
\email{jane.doe@example.com}
\phone[mobile]{+1~(555)~123~4567}
\address{New York}{NY}{USA}
% Social links (also auto-populate the footer)
\linkedin{janedoe}
\github{janedoe}
\website{janedoe.dev}
% Bibliography for publications
\addbibresource{MyPublications.bib}
\begin{document}
\begin{cvsection}{Experience}
\cvexperience{2022 -- Present}{Senior Engineer}{Acme Corp.}{New York, NY}{Full-time}{
\cvlistitem{Led migration of monolithic app to microservices.}
\cvlistitem{Reduced deployment time by 40\%.}
}
\end{cvsection}
\begin{cvsection}{Education}
\cveducation{2018 -- 2022}{B.S. Computer Science}{State University}{New York, NY}{GPA: 3.9/4.0}{}
\end{cvsection}
\begin{cvsection}{Skills}
\cvskilllist{Languages}{Python, C++, Rust, Go}
\cvskilllist{Tools}{Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD}
\end{cvsection}
\end{document}\documentclass[details]{drevocover}
\firstname{Jane}
\lastname{Doe}
\email{jane.doe@example.com}
\coverdate{March 26, 2026}
\coverrecipient{Hiring Manager \\ Acme Corp. \\ New York, NY}
\coveropening{Dear Hiring Manager,}
\coverclosing{Sincerely,}
\begin{document}
\coverparagraph{
I am writing to express my interest in the Senior Engineer position at Acme Corp...
}
\coverparagraph{
My experience in distributed systems aligns well with your requirements...
}
\end{document}These commands are shared by both classes and must be set before \begin{document}.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
\firstname{text} |
First name |
\middlename{text} |
Middle name(s) — optional |
\lastname{text} |
Last name |
\nameprefix{text} |
Name prefix, e.g. Dr. — optional |
\namesuffix{text} |
Name suffix, e.g. Jr., Ph.D. — optional |
\shortname{text} |
Override auto-generated footer name — optional |
\title{text} |
Professional title shown under name |
\email{address} |
Email address |
\phone[type]{number} |
Phone number; type is mobile, fixed, or fax |
\address{street}{city}{country} |
Mailing address |
\linkedin{handle} |
LinkedIn username (sets social + footer) |
\github{handle} |
GitHub username (sets social + footer) |
\website{url} |
Personal website, without https:// |
A short professional summary at the top of the resume.
\cvsummary{
Experienced software engineer with 6+ years building distributed systems...
}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after (default: \itemsgap) |
{text} |
Summary text |
Work experience entry with optional bullet list.
\cvexperience{2022 -- Present}{Senior Engineer}{Acme Corp.}{New York, NY}{Full-time}{
\cvlistitem{Designed and deployed a real-time data pipeline handling 1M events/day.}
\cvlistitem{Mentored 3 junior engineers.}
}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Date range, e.g. Jan 2020 -- Mar 2022 |
{title} |
Job title (bold) |
{organization} |
Company or institution name |
{location} |
City, State or City, Country |
{type} |
Employment type, e.g. Full-time, Internship |
{items} |
Bullet list using \cvlistitem{...}; pass empty {} to omit |
Education entry with optional note line.
\cveducation{2018 -- 2022}{B.S. Computer Science}{State University}{New York, NY}{GPA: 3.9/4.0}{}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Graduation year or date range |
{degree} |
Degree and field (bold) |
{institution} |
University or school |
{location} |
City, State |
{note} |
Additional info, e.g. thesis title or GPA; pass {} to omit |
A labeled skill row with a tab-aligned value column.
\cvskilllist{Programming}{Python, Rust, Go, C++}
\cvskilllist{Tools}{Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{label} |
Category label (bold) |
{skills} |
Comma-separated skill list |
The label column width is controlled by \skillscolumnlength (default 2in).
Award or honor entry.
\cvhonors{2023}{Best Paper Award}{IEEE Conference}{Optional subtitle}{MIT Press}{Boston, MA}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Year or date |
{title} |
Award title (bold) |
{subtitle} |
Optional subtitle; pass {} to omit |
{organization} |
Awarding organization |
{location} |
City, State |
Invited talk or presentation entry.
\cvtalk{2024}{Scaling ML Systems}{Jane Doe, John Smith}{International AI Conference}{Chicago, IL}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Year or date |
{title} |
Talk title (bold) |
{authors} |
Presenter names |
{venue} |
Conference or event name |
{location} |
City, State |
Outreach or service entry with optional bullet list.
\cvoutreach{2023 -- Present}{Workshop Organizer}{Graduate Women in CS}{
\cvlistitem{Organized monthly networking events for 50+ participants.}
}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Date range |
{title} |
Role or event title (bold) |
{organization} |
Host organization |
{items} |
Bullet list using \cvlistitem{...}; pass {} to omit |
Simple membership or affiliation line.
\cvmembership{2020 -- Present}{ACM, IEEE, SIAM}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Date range |
{text} |
Membership description |
Hobby or personal interest entry with optional bullet list.
\cvhobby{}{Rock Climbing}{
\cvlistitem{Lead climber, 5.11 grade.}
}| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
[gap] |
Optional — vertical space after |
{date} |
Date (often left empty {}) |
{title} |
Hobby name (bold) |
{items} |
Bullet list; pass {} to omit |
Wraps any block in a named section with a decorative rule.
\begin{cvsection}{Publications}
\nocite{*}
\printbibliography[heading=none]
\end{cvsection}In your .bib file, annotate your own name:
@article{doe2024,
author+an = {1=highlight},
author = {Doe, Jane and Smith, John},
...
}The highlighted author will be rendered in bold.
These must be set in the preamble (before \begin{document}).
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
\coverdate{text} |
Date shown at top of letter |
\coverrecipient{text} |
Recipient block; use \\ for line breaks |
\coveropening{text} |
Salutation, e.g. Dear Hiring Manager, |
\coverclosing{text} |
Closing, e.g. Sincerely, |
In the document body, use \coverparagraph{text} for each paragraph:
\coverparagraph{First paragraph of body...}
\coverparagraph{Second paragraph...}The signature is generated automatically from your name declarations. The date, recipient, opening, and closing are also inserted automatically.
Both classes accept:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
details |
(default) Show address, phone, email, and socials in the header |
nodetails |
Hide contact details from the header (name and title only) |
\documentclass[nodetails]{drevoresumecv}Override these lengths in your preamble after \documentclass:
\setlength{\titlespacing}{0pt} % Space after header before first section
\setlength{\pageonesectionspacing}{0pt} % Extra space between sections on page 1
\setlength{\pagetwosectionspacing}{0pt} % Extra space between sections on page 2+
\setlength{\itemsleftindent}{2em} % Left indent for bullet items
\setlength{\itemsrightindent}{0pt} % Right indent for bullet items
\setlength{\itemslistgapbefore}{3pt} % Gap before bullet list
\setlength{\itemslistgapafter}{3pt} % Gap after bullet list
\setlength{\itemsgap}{.2em} % Default gap after each cv entry
\setlength{\skillscolumnlength}{2in} % Width of skill label column
\renewcommand{\itemspread}{0.95} % Line spread inside bullet lists\setlength{\coverdateabovespace}{0pt} % Space above date
\setlength{\coverrecipientspace}{1em} % Space around recipient block
\setlength{\coverparskip}{1em} % Space between paragraphs
\setlength{\coversignatureabovespace}{2em} % Space above signature\addspacepageone % Insert \pageonesectionspacing of vertical space
\addspacepagetwo % Insert \pagetwosectionspacing of vertical space
\removeonelinespace % Remove 1em of vertical space (fine-tuning)
\CPP % Pretty-print C++ in textThis work is distributed under the LaTeX Project Public License, version 1.3c.
Copyright 2022–2026 Ozan L. Z. Kiratli.
Built on top of moderncv by Xavier Danaux, with customized snippets from moderncvheadiii and moderncvbodyi.
