Write your CV

Write your CV in YAML format following the schema designed in the json schema file.

Validation

CV Wonder includes built-in validation to help you create error-free CV files. Use cvwonder validate -i cv.yml to check your CV before generating it. Learn more in the Validation guide.

note

None of the fields are required. You can fill in only the fields you want. It will all depend on the information printed by the theme.

Sections

The CV is divided into sections. Each section has a title and a list of items. Each item has a title and a description.

Here is the list of sections.

Company

The company section is used to describe the company you are working for.

Field	Type	Description
Name	string	The name of the company.
Logo	string	The logo of the company.

Example

company:
  name: zatsit
  logo: images/zatsit-logo.webp

Person

The person section is used to describe "you".

Field	Type	Description
Name	string	Your name.
Depiction	string	A short description of you.
Profession	string	Your profession.
Location	string	Your location.
Citizenship	string	Your citizenship.
Email	string	Your email.
Site	string	Your site.
Phone	string	Your phone number.
Experience	object	Your professional experience (optional).

Example

person:
  name: Germain Lefebvre
  depiction: Software Engineer
  profession: Software Engineer
  location: Lille, France
  citizenship: French
  email: germain@lefebvre.fr
  site: https://germainlefebvre.fr
  phone: +33 6 12 34 56 78
  experience:
    years: 10
    since: 2014

Experience

The experience sub-section is optional and allows you to specify your total years of professional experience.

Field	Type	Description
Years	integer	Total years of professional experience (optional).
Since	integer	Year when your professional experience started (optional, must be between 1900 and 2100).

info

You can provide either years, since, or both fields. All fields are optional and can be used by themes to display experience information on your CV.

Example

person:
  name: John Doe
  experience:
    years: 10
    since: 2014

The social networks section is used to describe your social networks.

Field	Type	Description
Github	string	Your Github profile.
Stackoverflow	string	Your Stackoverflow profile.
Linkedin	string	Your Linkedin profile.
Twitter	string	Your Twitter profile.
Bluesky	string	Your Bluesky profile.

Example

socialNetworks:
  github: germainlefebvre4
  stackoverflow: germainlefebvre4
  linkedin: germainlefebvre4
  twitter: germainlefebvr4
  bluesky: germainlefebvre4

Abstract

The abstract section is used to describe a short abstract about you.

Field	Type	Description
-	array of strings	The abstract text.

You can add multiple abstracts.

Example

abstract:
  - "I am a software engineer with 5 years of experience in the field."
  - "I am passionate about technology and I love to learn new things."

Career

The career section is used to describe your multiple career paths and experiences.

Field	Type	Description
CompanyName	string	The name of the company.
CompanyLogo	string	The logo of the company.
Duration	string	The duration of your experience.
Missions	array of objects	The missions you have accomplished.

Example

career:
  - companyName: zatsit
    companyLogo: images/zatsit-logo.webp
    duration: 2 years
    missions:
      - position: Software Engineer
        company: zatsit
        location: Lille, France
        dates: 2020-2022
        summary: Developed a web application using React and Node.js.
        description:
          - Developed the front-end using React.
          - Developed the back-end using Node.js.
        technologies:
          - React
          - Node.js
        project: MyProject

Missions

The missions sub-section is used to describe your missions in detail.

Field	Type	Description
Position	string	Your position/title in this mission.
Company	string	The company you worked for.
CompanyLogo	string	The logo of the company (optional).
Location	string	The location of the mission/company.
Dates	string	The dates of your experience.
Summary	string	A summary, as short description, of your experience.
Description	array of strings	A full description of your experience.
Technologies	array of strings	The technologies you used in this mission.
Project	string	The name of the project you worked on.

"Date format"

The Dates fields is a text field. You can use any format you want. The theme will not parse it.

Example

career:
  - companyName: ...
    missions:
      - position: Software Engineer
        company: zatsit
        companyLogo: images/zatsit-logo.webp
        location: Lille, France
        dates: 2020-2022
        summary: Developed a web application using React and Node.js.
        description:
          - Developed the front-end using React.
          - Developed the back-end using Node.js.
        technologies:
          - React
          - Node.js
        project: MyProject

Technical Skills

The technical skills section is used to describe your technical skills.

Field	Type	Description
Domains	array of objects	The domains you are skilled in.

Domains

The domains sub-section is used to describe your domains and competencies.

Field	Type	Description
Name	string	The name of the domain.
Competencies	array of objects	The competencies you have in this domain.

Example

technicalSkills:
  domains:
    - name: Front-end
      competencies:
        - name: React
          level: 5
        - name: Angular
          level: 3
    - name: Back-end
      competencies:
        - name: Node.js
          level: 4

"Level"

The Level field is a number from 0 to 100. It represents your level of expertise in this competency.

Side Projects

The side projects section is used to describe the personal projects or open-source projects you have worked on.

Field	Type	Description
Name	string	The name of the side project.
Position	string	Your position/title in this side project.
Description	string	A short description of the side project.
Link	string	The link to the side project.
Type	string	The type of the side project.
Langs	string	The languages used in the side project.
Color	string	The color of the side project.

Example

sideProjects:
  - name: MyProject
    position: Software Engineer
    description: A web application using React and Node.js.
    link: https://germainlefebvre.fr/myproject
    type: github
    langs: React, Node.js
    color: 61dafb

The Type field can be used to identify the hosting platform of the side project. The theme can use this information to display the right icon.

Certifications

The certifications section is used to describe the certifications you have.

Field	Type	Description
CompanyName	string	The name of the company that issued the certification.
CertificationName	string	The name of the certification.
Issuer	string	The issuer of the certification.
Date	string	The date of the certification.
Link	string	The link to the certification.
Badge	string	The badge of the certification.

Example

certifications:
  - companyName: AWS
    certificationName: Solutions Architect Associate
    issuer: Coursera
    date: Mars 2018
    link: https://www.credly.com/badges/dd09dc40-9ef8-43a4-addb-d861d4dadf26/public_url
    badge: images/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.png

Languages

The languages section is used to describe the languages you speak.

Field	Type	Description
Name	string	The name of the language.
Level	string	The level of the language.

Example

languages:
  - name: French
    level: Native
  - name: English
    level: Fluent

"Level"

The Level field is a text field. It represents your level of the language in the way that you want to show.

Education

The education section is used to describe your school and education.

Field	Type	Description
SchoolName	string	The name of the school.
SchoolLogo	string	The logo of the school.
Degree	string	The degree you obtained.
Location	string	The location of the school.
Dates	string	The dates of your education.
Link	string	The link to the school.

Example

education:
  - schoolName: University of Lille
    schoolLogo: images/university-of-lille-logo.webp
    degree: Master's degree in Computer Science
    location: Lille, France
    dates: 2015-2018
    link: https://www.univ-lille.fr/

Date format

The Dates field is a text field. You can use any format you want. The theme will not parse it.

References

The references section is used to describe professional recommendations you have received.

Field	Description
Name	The name of the person recommending you.
Position	The position of the person.
Company	The company of the person.
Date	The date of the recommendation.
Url	The URL to the person's profile (e.g., LinkedIn).
SocialNetworks	The social networks of the person (see Social Networks for available fields).
Description	The recommendation text.

Example

references:
  - name: Jane Doe
    position: CTO
    company: TechCorp
    date: Jan 2024
    url: https://linkedin.com/in/janedoe
    socialNetworks:
      linkedin: janedoe
      github: janedoe-gh
    description: "Excellent engineer, highly skilled!"

Full Example

Here is a full example in a cv.yml file:

---
company:
  name: Zatsit
  logo: images/zatsit-logo.webp

person:
  name: Germain
  depiction: profile.png
  profession: Bâtisseur de Plateformes et de Nuages
  location: Lille
  citizenship: FR
  email: germain.lefebvre@mycompany.fr
  site: http://germainlefebvre.fr
  phone: +33 6 00 00 00 00
  experience:
    since: 2014

socialNetworks:
  github: germainlefebvre4
  stackoverflow: germainlefebvre4
  linkedin: germainlefebvre4
  twitter: germainlefebvr4
  bluesky: germainlefebvre4

abstract:
  - "J'ai grandi dans l'univers des systèmes Linux. Ma volonté de progression m'a rapidement amené vers des outils automatisation, d'Infra-as-Code, ainsi que les plateformes de CI/CD."
  - "La découverte de l'univers des conteneurs est digne de 'Rencontre avec le 3ème type'. C'est devenu un écosystème que j'aime tester, utiliser et transmettre."
  - "Mon amour pour le logiciel libre m'a amené à contribuer pour des librairies, sqlfluff, libtado, crossplane-assistant ou encore cvwonder."
  - "J'aime passer du temps sur des 'side projects' qui peuvent aider, servir et simplifier le quotidien des Techs. Ce que nous enseigne la sphère de l'open source est vertueux : l'entraide et le partage."

career:
  - companyName: Zatsit
    companyLogo: images/zatsit-logo.webp
    duration: 10 mois, aujourd'hui
    missions:
      - position: Platform Engineer
        company: Adeo
        location: Ronchin, France
        dates: 2024, mars - 2024, décembre
        summary: Construire une IDP, plateforme interne de développement, totalement managée pour aider les développeurs à se focaliser sur le code. Sur base du code source, la plateforme provisionne l'infrastructure sous-jacente, les base de données, la construction des artefact et publication sur la registry, le déploiement dans Kubernetes, l'intégration du monitoring avec Datadog et construction des Monitors.
        technologies:
          - ArgoCD
          - Kubernetes
          - K8s Operrator
          - Crossplane
          - Vault
          - Github Actions
          - JFrog Artifactory
          - Backstage
          - Python
          - Golang
        description:
          - Développement de l'operator Kubernetes responsable du provisioning des bases de données
          - Développement des Compositions Crossplane pour provisionner les base de données
          - Développement de l'API de l'IDP en Golang
          - Déploiement avec ArgoCD
          - Vulgarisation d'une architecture applicative en langage déclaratif (yaml)

  - companyName: Ineat
    companyLogo: images/ineat-logo.webp
    duration: 7 ans, 10 mois
    missions:
      - position: Lead Tech Ops
        company: Siemens
        location: Lille, France
        dates: 2022, juin - 2024, février
        summary: Mettre en place l'infrastructure d'un puit de logs et métriques.
        technologies:
          - Linux
          - Apache Zookeeper
          - Apache Kafka
          - Kafka Streams
          - Clickhouse
          - Prometheus
          - Prometheus Exporters
          - AlertManager
          - Fluentbit
          - Terraform
          - Ansible
          - Gitlab CI
          - Python
          - Pytest testinfra
        description:
          - Création d'un produit déclinable (couches de configuration multiples)
          - Création d'un générateur de configuration pour les déclinaisons clients
          - Développement d'un système de déploiement offline et asynchrone
          - Industrialisation de la plateforme de développement
          - Création d'environnements éphémères pour rendre les développeurs autonomes
      - position: Lead Tech Ops
        company: Kiloutou
        project: Kite
        location: Lille, France
        dates: 2023, juin - 2024, février
        summary: Maintenir opérationnellement les infrastructures liées aux applications. Gestion d'une équipe de 3 personnes pour assurer l'infogérance des applications du client. L'une d'entre elle est le site kiloutou.fr.
        technologies:
          - Linux
          - Terraform
          - Gitlab CI
        description:
          - Supervision de la plateforme
          - Amélioration continue de la partie Cloud et Infra
          - Analyse et mitigation sur la partie sécurité

technicalSkills:
  domains:
    - name: Cloud
      competencies:
        - name: AWS
          level: 80
        - name: GCP
          level: 70
        - name: Azure
          level: 40
    - name: Ops
      competencies:
        - name: Linux
          level: 90
        - name: Ansible
          level: 90
        - name: Terraform
          level: 90
        - name: Docker
          level: 90
        - name: Kubernetes
          level: 90
    - name: Others
      competencies:
        - name: Golang
          level: 40
        - name: Python
          level: 70
        - name: Gitlab CI
          level: 80
        - name: Github Actions
          level: 70

sideProjects:
  - name: cvwonder
    position: maintainer
    description: A CLI to render your CV from a YAML file.
    link: germainlefebvre4/cvwonder
    type: github
    langs: Go
    color: 3572A5

certifications:
  - companyName: AWS
    certificationName: Solutions Architect Associate
    issuer: Coursera
    date: Mars 2018
    link: https://www.credly.com/badges/dd09dc40-9ef8-43a4-addb-d861d4dadf26/public_url
    badge: images/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate.png

languages:
  - name: Francais
    level: Maternelle
  - name: Anglais
    level: Aisance professionnelle

education:
  - schoolName: IG2I - Centrale
    schoolLogo: images/centrale-lille-logo.webp
    degree: Titre d'ingénieur (BAC+5)
    location: Lens, France
    dates: 2019 - 2014
    link: https://ig2i.centralelille.fr

references:
  - name: Jane Doe
    position: CTO
    company: TechCorp
    date: Jan 2024
    url: https://linkedin.com/in/janedoe
    socialNetworks:
      linkedin: janedoe
      github: janedoe-gh
    description: "Germain est un excellent ingénieur, très compétent sur les sujets DevOps et Kubernetes. Je recommande vivement !"

Sections​

Company​

Person​

Experience​

Social Networks​

Abstract​

Career​

Missions​

Technical Skills​

Domains​

Side Projects​

Certifications​

Languages​

Education​

References​

Full Example​

Sections

Company

Person

Experience

Social Networks

Abstract

Career

Missions

Technical Skills

Domains

Side Projects

Certifications

Languages

Education

References

Full Example