YAMLResume - Resume as Code

I’ve been using YAMLResume to manage my resume. The killer feature? Having your resume in YAML makes it trivial to use LLMs for analysis, editing, and improvement.

Why YAML + LLMs?

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• LLM-friendly format - paste your YAML into Claude or ChatGPT and ask for feedback, improvements, or to tailor it for a specific job description
• Tailored resumes - use templates and YAML tools to generate role-specific versions
• Version control - track changes with git, compare versions, revert mistakes
• Professional output - generates clean LaTeX-based PDFs

The workflow becomes: edit YAML → get LLM feedback → refine → generate PDF.

Setup on macOS

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1. Install LaTeX (BasicTeX)

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YAMLResume needs LaTeX for PDF generation:

brew install --cask basictex

Add TeX to your PATH in ~/.zshrc:

export PATH="/Library/TeX/texbin:$PATH"

2. Install Required LaTeX Packages

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sudo tlmgr update --self
sudo tlmgr install moderncv fontawesome5 collection-fontsrecommended

3. Install YAMLResume

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brew install yamlresume

Usage with justfile

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I use a simple justfile for convenience:

# List available commands
default:
    @just --list

# Build resume from YAML
build:
    yamlresume build resume.yml

Then just run:

just build

Troubleshooting

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If you get errors about missing .cls or .sty files:

sudo tlmgr install <package-name>

To find which package provides a file:

tlmgr search --global --file <filename>

Or the easiest approach - just ask Claude Code to fix the LaTeX errors for you :)

Resources

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• GitHub: https://github.com/yamlresume/yamlresume
• Documentation: https://yamlresume.dev/docs
• YAML schema reference: https://yamlresume.dev/docs/schema