Curriculum Vitae Template

Disclaimer: This repository (and the CV repository that uses it) was created as a fun side project and should not be taken too seriously. It is not intended to be a particularly serious or efficient way to manage a CV — it just happened to be an enjoyable thing to build. Expect rough edges.

This repository contains the template for my curriculum vitae, built with Typst – a modern, fast markup-based typesetting system designed as an alternative to LaTeX.

Structure

• main.typ - Main CV document
• compile.sh - Build script to generate the CV PDFs for all locales
• input/ - User-provided input files (profile, locale-specific labels and content)
  • input/profile.yaml - Personal details (name, contact, links)
  • input/images/ - Image files (e.g. profile picture)
  • input/locales/ - Locale-specific files, one subdirectory per locale (e.g. en/, de/)
    • labels.yaml - UI label strings for the locale
    • content.yaml - CV content for the locale (work experience, education, etc.)
• schemas/ - JSON schemas for validating the input YAML files
• fonts/ - Fonts used in the CV
• icons/ - Icons used in the CV
• dist/ - Generated PDFs

Using the Template

To use this template for your own CV:

1. Fill out your personal details in input/profile.yaml.
2. Add at least one locale directory under input/locales/ (e.g. en/ or de/), each containing a labels.yaml and a content.yaml.
3. Replace the profile picture at input/images/profile-picture.jpg with your own.
4. Run ./compile.sh to generate the PDFs into dist/.

Download

The latest versions of the CV template with example data are available in the Releases section in both German and English.

Workflows

Release (release.yml)

Triggered automatically when a tag matching v*.*.* is pushed. It compiles all CV PDFs via compile.sh and creates a GitHub release with the generated PDFs attached and auto-generated release notes. The release workflow is built to support immutable releases — you can enforce this by enabling release immutability in your repository settings.

Sync Template (sync-template.yml)

Used in a repository created from this template to pull in upstream changes. It can be triggered manually via workflow_dispatch, or you can uncomment the schedule block to run it automatically on a cron schedule. It opens a pull request with any changes from this template repository, allowing you to review and merge them selectively.

Note: For this workflow to be able to open pull requests, you need to allow GitHub Actions to create and approve pull requests. This can be enabled under https://github.com/<user>/<repository>/settings/actions in the "Workflow permissions" section.

Validate (validate.yml)

Triggered on every push and pull request. It validates all YAML files in input/ against the JSON schemas defined in schemas/, ensuring that the input structure is correct.

Licensing

This repository uses multiple licenses:

• The Typst template and build script are licensed under the MIT License. This includes: main.typ, compile.sh, and other generic template/build files unless noted otherwise.
• The personal CV content is not open source and is All Rights Reserved. This includes: All files containing CV text/content such as the image files, locale files, generated files, and other personal assets.
• Fonts, icons and other third-party assets are subject to their own upstream licenses and are not relicensed by this repository.