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templates/cover-letter.latex

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+% Cover Letter LaTeX Template for Pandoc
+\documentclass[$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$$else$11pt$endif$,letterpaper]{article}
+
+\usepackage{hyperref}
+\usepackage{geometry}
+\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}
+\usepackage{lmodern}
+\usepackage[$if(fontenc)$$fontenc$$else$T1$endif$]{fontenc}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+
+\hypersetup{
+  colorlinks = true,
+  urlcolor = blue,
+  linkcolor = blue,
+  pdfauthor = {$if(author)$$author$$endif$},
+  pdftitle = {Cover Letter},
+  pdfpagemode = UseNone
+}
+
+\geometry{
+  body={6.5in, 9.0in},
+  left=1.0in,
+  top=1.0in
+}
+
+\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
+  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
+
+\pagestyle{empty}
+\urlstyle{same}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+$body$
+
+\end{document}

templates/jb2resume-ats.latex

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+% LaTeX Resume Pandoc Template jb2resume-ats.latex
+%
+% ATS-optimized variant: single-column linear layout, no multi-column
+% headers, no decorative fonts or colors. Designed for maximum
+% compatibility with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and online parsers.
+%
+% Based on jb2resume.latex by John Bokma
+% https://github.com/john-bokma/resume-pandoc
+
+\documentclass[$if(fontsize)$$fontsize$$else$10pt$endif$,letterpaper]{article}
+
+\usepackage{hyperref}
+\usepackage{geometry}
+\usepackage{enumitem}
+\usepackage{underscore}
+\usepackage[parfill]{parskip}
+\usepackage{lmodern}
+\usepackage[$if(fontenc)$$fontenc$$else$T1$endif$]{fontenc}
+\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
+
+% PDF metadata for parsers
+\def\name{$name$}
+
+\hypersetup{
+  colorlinks = true,
+  urlcolor = black,
+  linkcolor = black,
+  pdfauthor = {\name},
+  pdfkeywords = {$keywords$},
+  pdftitle = {\name: Resume},
+  pdfsubject = {Resume},
+  pdfpagemode = UseNone
+}
+
+\geometry{
+  body={6.5in, 9.5in},
+  left=1.0in,
+  top=0.75in
+}
+
+% Tightlist fix for Pandoc
+\providecommand{\tightlist}{%
+  \setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}\setlength{\parskip}{0pt}}
+
+% No running header — ATS parsers can misread header/footer text
+\pagestyle{plain}
+\thispagestyle{empty}
+
+% Simple section fonts — no colors, no decorative fonts
+% Standard serif for maximum parser compatibility
+\usepackage{sectsty}
+\sectionfont{\rmfamily\bfseries\large\MakeUppercase}
+\subsectionfont{\rmfamily\bfseries\normalsize}
+
+% No section numbering
+$if(numbersections)$
+\setcounter{secnumdepth}{5}
+$else$
+\setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}
+$endif$
+
+% Simple bullet points, no decorative dashes
+\setlist[itemize]{leftmargin=1.5em, label={\textbullet}, itemsep=1pt, parsep=0pt}
+\setlist[description]{leftmargin=0em, style=sameline}
+
+% Standard URL font
+\urlstyle{same}
+
+\begin{document}
+
+% ---- HEADER: single-column linear layout ----
+% Name on its own line, then all contact info below linearly.
+% No minipage / multi-column — critical for ATS parsing.
+
+{\LARGE\bfseries \name}
+
+\vspace{4pt}
+
+$if(left-column)$
+$for(left-column)$$left-column$ \\
+$endfor$
+$endif$
+$if(right-column)$
+$for(right-column)$$right-column$ \\
+$endfor$
+$endif$
+
+\vspace{6pt}
+\rule{\linewidth}{0.6pt}
+
+$body$
+
+\end{document}

templates/jb2resume-modern.latex

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ $endif$
 % Don't use monospace font for URLs
 \urlstyle{same}
 
+% Custom command for dates - smaller than headers
+\newcommand{\resumedate}[1]{{\small #1}}
+
 % Better spacing control
 \setlength{\parskip}{0.4em}
 \setlength{\parindent}{0em}

templates/jb2resume.latex

@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ $endif$
 % Don't use monospace font for URLs
 \urlstyle{same}
 
+% Custom command for dates - smaller than headers
+\newcommand{\resumedate}[1]{{\small #1}}
+
 \begin{document}
 
 % Place name at left