XMLRésuméLibrary

An XML Document Type Definition (DTD) for describing résumés.
Three XSL stylesheets to transform an XML résumé into:
- Web-ready HTML,
- Print-ready PDF, or
- Plain, unformatted text
- RTF transforms (requires third-party software)
A targeting filter that allows you to focus your résumés to a particular employer without manually editing your source resume file.

Applications

Résumé production: produce web and print résumés from a single source file.
B2B (business-to-business): transfer résumés between human resources and other company divisions, or between recruiters and employers.
Search and retrieval: increase precision in locating employees using résumé metadata.

An example

This fragment:

<job>
  <jobtitle>Manager</jobtitle>
  <employer>Acme, Inc.</employer>
  <period>
    <from><date><month>June</month>
      <year>1992</year></date></from>
    <to><date><month>August</month>
      <year>1998</year></date></to>
  </period>
  <description><para>Oversaw production
    of large magnets and rocket skates
    for a <emphasis>single</emphasis>
    customer.</para>
  </description>
</job>

Gives you this HTML:

Manager
Acme, Inc.
June 1992-August 1998

Oversaw production of large magnets and rocket skates for a single customer.

Or this PDF:

Or this plain text:


      Manager

      Acme, Inc.

      June 1992-August 1998


      Oversaw production of large magnets and rocket skates 
      for a *single* customer.

News Items

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:46:47 GMT

Proposed Schema Updated- Acting on many helpful comments, I've made some improvements to the future 2.0 schema, including the addition of "professional summary" and "extendedPersonalInfo" elements, a switch from attributes to elements, increasing the hierarchy (makes formatting simpler), and added multiple periods for roles. The schema is still located at http://tinyurl.com/3xp3d. (3 comments)

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 01:00:18 GMT

2.0 Schema available; Comments Requested- This is a work in progress, but feedback is appreciated. The doc is available at http://tinyurl.com/3xp3d (sourceforge.net) (29 comments)

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:46:41 GMT

Website Gets a Project News Feed- To keep the community abreast of current developments of the project, I've linked SourceForge's RSS News feed (http://tinyurl.com/2ayp6) to the main page. The following are older news items that were not syndicated: (0 comments)

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:49:26 GMT

1.5.1 (and then some) now up!- Just in case there are people only monitoring this site for project news, the newest version of the XMLResume library is up. Among the new features:

ORC: The Online Resume Converter. A great way to convert your resume if you can't install the required software on your own machine. For developers, this is also a great way to get feedback on what people are actually seeing when they convert their resume. (0 comments)

Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:36:38 GMT

XML Resumes 1.3.3- Put your resume in XML with version 1.3.3 of the XML Resume Library, available now http://xmlresume.sourceforge.net/

You can create PDF, HTML, and plain text renderings all from a single source. Or exchange resumes and curriculae vitae in XML format in B2B style. (2 comments)

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:23:40 GMT

XML Resume Docs now available- Heidi Hansen generously typed up and donated some how-to documentation for the XML Resume Library. Check it out at http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=9529&group_id=29512 (0 comments)

Older News...

Good Words

XML.com's John Simpson has written a very positive article about the XML Résumé Library

Aaron Cope has developed a set of excellent extensions to the XRL. Look for some of these features in the next release!