Auto CV Updater

A script to update user's data in CVs, resumes, cover letters and research statements in a format used in the CV Templates repo. Supports skills highlighting based on the provided job description (using CLI or a supported job portal).

Tested with:

• Python v3.11.9 on macOS Sonoma with Safari v18.2,
• Python v3.14.0 on Windows 11 with Firefox v148.0.2

Copyright (C) 2026 Mariusz Matusiak coffeedrivenengineer@gmail.com

I'm a coffee-driven being who combines the power of neurons and caffeine in order to develop new technologies and solutions. If you like my work, you can support its future by sending me an espresso injection.

Prerequisites

• cloned CV Templates repo
• installed LaTeX distribution with latexmk
• shell terminal with the GNU MAKE >= v3.8 support, Git Bash recommended
• Python >=v3.11

Setup

1. To make the program running correctly, first install the required dependencies listed in the requirements.txt file by calling:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Next, update your data in the User/ directory, based on the command format in the CV-Templates repository. Update the following files:

• skills details in the json format, the example_skills.json file

3. Finally, the below information needs to be provided as well. For convenience it can be delivered as a cmd line argument, environment variable, or in the .env file:

• a path to the CV Templates dir, --cv_dir or $CV_DIR
• for LinkedIn:
  • a base64-encoded token with the LinkedIn credentials in the following form <account_e-mail>::<account_password>, $LIN_KEY

4. Make sure you have a bunch of interesting jobs saved in one of the supported portals and let's get started!

Example usage:

1. To update your CV files using all the registered job fetchers.

python -3 updatecv.py -s -b=Firefox -sj=./User/example_skills.json -cv=D:\CV_Templates

2. To update your CV files for a specific job webpage (TBD).

python -3 updatecv.py --url=<job page>  -b=Firefox -sj=./User/example_skills.json -cv=D:\CV_Templates

3. To update your CV files using the provided data.

python -3 updatecv.py [-c="Company Name"] [-j="Engineer"] [-l="Los Angeles, CA"] [-v=1]

Register a scheduled job

To run the script e.g. daily, add the cronjob.sh script to your crontab (Linux/macOS). Type crontab -e and add the following line:

# Run CV updater daily on 10 pm.
0 22 * * * /path/to/cloned/repo/cronjob.sh

On Windows, create a new task in Task Scheduler.

Changelog

v1.1.0 [2026-03-22]

• Solid refactoring, updated LinkedIn support after introduction of their Job Tracker page.

v1.0.0 [2025-03-27]

• The initial version, contains CLI and LinkedIn support. Based on the Safari WebDriver for Selenium.

License

Auto CV Updater - automatize your CV modifications Copyright (C) 2026 Mariusz Matusiak coffeedrivenengineer@gmail.com

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.