cover_letter.tex

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% Cover Letter in LaTeX
% Author : Dalton Luce
% License : MIT
%------------------------

\documentclass[letterpaper,10pt]{article}

\usepackage[empty]{fullpage}
\usepackage{titlesec}
% \usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{color}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
% \usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\input{glyphtounicode}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\usepackage{xparse}
\usepackage{ragged2e} %allows for right aligned / left aligned text instead of all justified

\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}
\fancyfoot{}
\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt}

\urlstyle{same}

\raggedbottom
\raggedright
\setlength{\tabcolsep}{0in}

% Sections formatting
\titleformat{\section}{
    \titlerule\vspace{1pt}\scshape\raggedright\Large
}{}{0em}{\vspace{-5pt}}

% Ensure that generated PDF is machine readable/ATS parsable
\pdfgentounicode=1

% Use filled circles for bullet points
\renewcommand\labelitemi{\small\textbullet}

\setlength{\parskip}{\baselineskip}%
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%

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% COVER LETTER STARTS HERE

\begin{document}

%----------HEADING----------

\begin{minipage}[t]{0.5\textwidth}
    \vspace*{\fill}
    \huge \textbf{Dalton Luce}
    \vspace*{\fill}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}
    \setlength{\baselineskip}{15pt}
    \RaggedLeft
    Boston, MA \\
    \href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalton-luce/}{\underline{LinkedIn}}
\end{minipage}

\vspace{10pt}

\noindent\hrulefill

\vspace{10pt}

\today

Recipient's Name \\
Company's Name \\
Company's Address \\
City, State, ZIP Code

Dear [Recipient's Name],

\lipsum[1-4]

Sincerely, \\
Dalton Luce

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\end{document}