Difference between revisions of "Resgen"

From Free Software Directory
Jump to: navigation, search
(Submitting to FSF Directory)
 
 
Line 17: Line 17:
 
     - Resgen also scrapes the job posting and saves a textual copy (and dates the file), so you have a point of reference when you're called in for an interview
 
     - Resgen also scrapes the job posting and saves a textual copy (and dates the file), so you have a point of reference when you're called in for an interview
  
Note: This was built & tested in a Linux desktop environment; it should also work for Mac or Windows, so as long as you have a Ruby environment with Shell command capability.
+
Note: This was built & tested in a GNU/Linux desktop environment; it should also work for Mac or Windows, so as long as you have a Ruby environment with Shell command capability.
 
|Homepage URL=https://notabug.org/angela/resgen
 
|Homepage URL=https://notabug.org/angela/resgen
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No

Latest revision as of 14:20, 10 June 2022


[edit]

Resgen

https://notabug.org/angela/resgen
Automate resume & cover letter creation; generate PDFs from .odt templates on the fly while scraping the job post & tracking employer status.

A Ruby-based application to automate the lengthy steps for writing and dating cover letters. Generate PDFs from Libre Office .odt templates on the fly and save a copy of the job posting, all without ever having to leave your terminal!

The only thing Resgen doesn't do for you is actually send the resume (but with some minor tweaks, it could do that, too!)


Zero technical skill required for use


How it works:

   - Initialize Resgen by navigating to it's directory in your terminal and running ruby resgen
   - Resgen will prompt you for information about your job prospect & even alert you if you've applied there before
   - Based on the information you give Resgen, a customized cover letter with the employer name and current date will be generated and merged with your regular resume, straight from .odt templates; no needing to have to create the PDFs by hand any time you want to update it - Resgen does it for you
   - Resgen also scrapes the job posting and saves a textual copy (and dates the file), so you have a point of reference when you're called in for an interview

Note: This was built & tested in a GNU/Linux desktop environment; it should also work for Mac or Windows, so as long as you have a Ruby environment with Shell command capability.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

License

GPLv2




Leaders and contributors

Resources and communication

Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to useLibre Office
Required to useRuby




Entry

















Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the page “GNU Free Documentation License”.

The copyright and license notices on this page only apply to the text on this page. Any software or copyright-licenses or other similar notices described in this text has its own copyright notice and license, which can usually be found in the distribution or license text itself.