shortener.py

This is a Python script which shortens resumes in Word XML format (docx). It shortens resumes by:

• Removing extraneous whitespace before and after the resume
• Shrinking the margins and font
• Deleting overused phrases ("References available upon request.")

It is intended to be run on the command line, on Linux/Unix and Windows.

Motivation

According to Google, a good rule of thumb is one page of resume for every ten years of work experience. Hard to fit it all in, right? But a three or four or ten page resume simply won't get read closely.

Installation

After cloning the repo, you need to run:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To run:

python shortener.py resume.docx

This will produce a docx file (resume-short.docx) in the same directory as the original file, which is untouched.