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Resume XML Language

Problem Statement:

I have designed this XML Language to describe my resume and the entities within my resume such as personal information, education, and honors/awards.



Keyword Design

XML Tag

Description of XML Tag

<resume>...</resume> Denotes that the document is a resume
<personal information>...</personal information> The personal information of the person
<name>...</name> The name of the person
<address>...</address> The address of the person
<objective>...</objective> The person's professional objective
<email>...</email> The e-mail address of the person
<education>...</education> The person's prior and/or current education
<school>...</school> The school(s) that the person attended or is currently attending
<major>...</major> The person's major in college
<GPA>...</GPA> The person's GPA at the named institution
<graduation date>...</graduation date> The date the person graduated from or is expected to graduate from the named institution
<degree>...</degree> The degree the person is seeking or has received from the named institution
<honors and awards>...</honors and awards> The listing of honors and awards
<award>...</award> The award the person received
<date received>...</date received> The date the person received the named award


XML Markup Example 


<resume>

	<personal information>
		<name> Gilbert Jones </name>
		<address> Waldorf, MD </address>
		<email> gejones7@umd.edu </email>
	</personal information>

	<education>
		<school> University of Maryland - College Park </school>
			<major> Civil Engineering </major>
			<degree> Bachelor of Science </degree>
			<GPA> 3.15/4.0 </GPA>
			<graduation date> Expected May 2012 </graduation date>
		</school>

		<school>
			<degree> High School Diploma </degree>
			<GPA> 4.40/4.0 </GPA>
		</school>
	</education>

	<honors and awards>
		<award> Academic Excellence </award>
			<date received> April 2009 </date received>
		<award> Elected Junior Vice President of the American Society of Civil Engineers </award>
			<date received> November 2008 </date received>
		<award> Accepted into A. James Clark Engineering School as a Freshman </award>
	</honors and awards>

</resume>

Resume XML Hierarchy Tree