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Two-Column Resume

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Modern two-column resume LaTeX template, tinted left sidebar for photo, contact, skills & languages; wide right column for summary, experience & education. One page, ATS-friendly.

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Document class
article [10pt, letterpaper]
Compiles with
pdfLaTeX
Pages in the compiled PDF
1
Bibliography
None
Files
1 file: 1 .tex
Packages
  • babel
  • fontenc
  • inputenc
  • lato
  • geometry
  • xcolor
  • tikz
  • enumitem
  • fontawesome5
  • hyperref
  • microtype
  • accsupp
The start of the preamble of main.tex, from its \documentclass line.
\documentclass[10pt,letterpaper]{article}

% Language and font encoding
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

% Font setting (as specified in LetX Brief)
\usepackage[defaultsans]{lato}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}

% Page Geometry (Zero left margin for the sidebar)
\usepackage[left=0cm, right=1.2cm, top=1.2cm, bottom=1.2cm, noheadfoot]{geometry}

% Core Packages
\usepackage[dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{fontawesome5}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{accsupp}

% Color Definitions (Elegant Slate / Brand Indigo Palette)
\definecolor{accent}{HTML}{0F172A}      % Dark Slate for primary headings
\definecolor{brand}{HTML}{4F46E5}       % Indigo for highlights and icons
\definecolor{sidebarbg}{HTML}{F8FAFC}   % Very light Slate/Blue for sidebar background
\definecolor{textdark}{HTML}{334155}    % Slate 700 for body text
\definecolor{textmuted}{HTML}{64748B}   % Slate 500 for secondary/muted text

% Zero out indents and spacing to prevent table and column misalignments
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}

% Section Header Command (Thin Rule)
\newcommand{\sectionheader}[1]{%
  \vspace{0.4cm}%
  {\Large\bfseries\color{accent} #1}%
  \vspace{0.15cm}%
  \hrule height 0.5pt\relax%

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What does the Two-Column Resume template load?

It uses the article class (options: 10pt, letterpaper), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 12 packages, including babel, fontenc, inputenc, lato, geometry, xcolor, tikz and enumitem.

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The compiled sample is one page, from a single file. Replace the sample text with yours and the layout stays.

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