Modern Resume Builder

An interactive and feature-rich resume builder that empowers users to craft professional resumes with ease. Offers a variety of templates, customizable sections, drag-and-drop functionality, and real-time editing.

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✨ Features

• Multiple Templates – Choose from elegant, double-column, timeline, and other modern templates

• Drag-and-Drop Interface – Intuitively rearrange resume sections

• Real-Time Editing – Instantly preview changes as you type

• Customizable Sections – Add, remove, or tweak sections such as:

  • Education
  • Work Experience
  • Skills
  • Languages
  • Achievements
  • Custom Sections

• PDF Export – Download your resume as a polished PDF

• Responsive Design – Fully functional on desktop and tablet

• Undo/Redo – Maintain full edit history with undo/redo support

• Photo Upload – Option to add a professional headshot

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v16.x or higher
• npm or Yarn

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/coderomm/Enhance-CV.git
cd resume-builder

# Install dependencies
npm install
# or
yarn install

# Start the development server
npm run dev
# or
yarn dev

Visit http://localhost:3000 in your browser to get started.

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🧑‍💻 Usage Guide

Creating a New Resume

1. A sample resume is preloaded when you open the app
2. Click on any section to begin editing
3. Use the sidebar to add sections, switch templates, or download your resume

Editing Content

• Click directly on text to edit
• Use the floating toolbar to add entries or tweak settings
• Right-click entries for additional options like visibility controls

Rearranging Sections

1. Click "Rearrange" in the sidebar
2. Drag and drop to reorder
3. Click "Continue Editing" to apply changes

Changing Templates

1. Open the "Templates" tab in the sidebar
2. Preview available templates
3. Click "Apply Template" to use the selected one

Exporting Your Resume

1. Click "Download" in the sidebar
2. The resume will be exported as a PDF
3. Filename is auto-generated using your name (e.g., john_doe_resume.pdf)

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⚙️ Architecture Overview

Built with a modern React architecture powered by Next.js and Redux.

🧩 Core Components

• ResumeBuilder – Central app logic and layout
• Sidebar – Tools for resume management and actions
• ResumeTemplates – Elegant, double-column, and timeline template components
• ResumeSection – Dynamically renders different resume sections
• EditableText – Inline content editor for seamless text updates

🗂 State Management (Redux)

• resumeSlice – Manages resume data and sections
• settingsSlice – Handles template choice and UI settings
• uiSlice – Controls modals, loading, and general UI state

📄 PDF Export Flow

A dedicated module:

1. Captures the resume DOM
2. Processes it for accurate rendering
3. Generates a downloadable PDF

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Next.js – Fullstack React framework
• TypeScript – Type-safe development
• Redux Toolkit – Scalable state management
• Tailwind CSS – Utility-first CSS styling
• shadcn/ui – Beautiful component library
• hello-pangea/dnd – For drag-and-drop functionality
• html2canvas & jsPDF – For PDF generation
• Framer Motion – Smooth animations and transitions

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📁 Project Structure

resume-builder/
├── app/                  # Next.js app directory
├── components/           # React components
│   ├── ui/               # shadcn UI components
│   ├── resume-*.tsx      # Resume-specific components
│   └── ...
├── lib/                  # Utilities and Redux store
│   ├── features/         # Redux slices
│   ├── pdf-export.ts     # PDF generation module
│   ├── store.ts          # Redux store config
│   └── types.ts          # Type definitions
├── public/               # Static assets
│   └── templates/        # Template thumbnails
└── ...

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions!

1. Fork the repository

2. Create your feature branch

   git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

3. Commit your changes

   git commit -m "Add amazing feature"

4. Push your branch

   git push origin feature/amazing-feature

5. Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

Licensed under the MIT License.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• shadcn/ui for components
• hello-pangea/dnd for drag-and-drop
• html2canvas & jsPDF for PDF export

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Built with ❤️ by [Om Sharma]

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