Text Formatting ⇒ Overleaf keeps sending errors saying perhaps a missing \item

[itsphilip]

Hello friends from the community,

I have a question about my code on Overleaf and wonder if there is anyone is able to answer? I am using resume.cls template for my resume. When I output the following code, it keeps saying that perhaps a missing \item.
I am not sure what went wrong in my code. It says the following:

There are no entries found in a list you have created. Make sure you label list entries using the \item command, and that you have not used a list inside a table.

I'm sure there are entries put in a list, but not sure why it says there are no entries found.

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        \begin{rSubsection}{The Chinese University of Hong Kong}{April 2023 - Present}{Research Assistant(Full-time)}{Hong Kong SAR}
        \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
    Additional text goes here.
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Monitored and ensured the teaching and learning quality of University Chinese through the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of learning data.
                \item Prepared and presented annual reports to the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning to facilitate the review and decision-making process.
                \item Liaised with internal units, departments, and external stakeholders to maintain relationships and foster future collaborations.
                \item Performed administrative duties to support the development of the monitoring project and assisted in organizing academic events within and beyond the university.
            \end{itemize}
        \end{minipage}
        \end{rSubsection}
 
 
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Really appreciate your help. Thank you!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Welcome to the forum!

\end{rSection} is missing here. The itemize code is ok.

Stefan

[itsphilip]

Welcome to the forum!

\end{rSection} is missing here. The itemize code is ok.

Stefan

Thank you for your reply. There was a mistake I made previously. There should not be \begin{rSection}. Could you kindly check the code again? When I run it, there is still an error saying "perhaps a missing item\ "

Thank you for your time and help!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

If you also remove rSubsection, it works. Click on "Run LaTeX here":

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        \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
    Additional text goes here.
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Monitored and ensured the teaching and learning quality of University Chinese through the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of learning data.
                \item Prepared and presented annual reports to the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning to facilitate the review and decision-making process.
                \item Liaised with internal units, departments, and external stakeholders to maintain relationships and foster future collaborations.
                \item Performed administrative duties to support the development of the monitoring project and assisted in organizing academic events within and beyond the university.
            \end{itemize}
        \end{minipage}
 
 
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Run LaTeX here

So the issue is with rSubsection or the document class or the preamble. You could post a minimal working example here that shows the error when we compile it.

Stefan

[itsphilip]

If you also remove rSubsection, it works. Click on "Run LaTeX here":

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        \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
    Additional text goes here.
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Monitored and ensured the teaching and learning quality of University Chinese through the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of learning data.
                \item Prepared and presented annual reports to the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning to facilitate the review and decision-making process.
                \item Liaised with internal units, departments, and external stakeholders to maintain relationships and foster future collaborations.
                \item Performed administrative duties to support the development of the monitoring project and assisted in organizing academic events within and beyond the university.
            \end{itemize}
        \end{minipage}
 
 
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So the issue is with rSubsection or the document class or the preamble. You could post a minimal working example here that shows the error when we compile it.

Stefan

Stefan, thank you for your suggestion. Here's the document class.

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\documentclass[11pt
    %a4paper, % Uncomment for A4 paper size (default is US letter)
    %11pt, % Default font size, can use 10pt, 11pt or 12pt
]{resume} % Use the resume class
\usepackage{charter} % Use the EB Garamond font
\begin{rSection}{Work Experience}
%------------------------------------------------
        \begin{rSubsection}{The Chinese University of Hong Kong}{April 2023 - Present}{Research Assistant(Full-time)}{Hong Kong SAR}
        \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
        Additional text goes here.
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Monitored and ensured the teaching and learning quality of University Chinese through the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of learning data.
                \item Prepared and presented annual reports to the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning to facilitate the review and decision-making process.
                \item Liaised with internal units, departments, and external stakeholders to maintain relationships and foster future collaborations.
                \item Performed administrative duties to support the development of the monitoring project and assisted in organizing academic events within and beyond the university.
            \end{itemize}
        \end{minipage}
        \end{rSubsection}
        
\end{rSection}
 
 
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Also, I am providing the section formatting for your further reference.

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%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%   SECTION FORMATTING
%----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% Defines the rSection environment for the major sections within the CV
\newenvironment{rSection}[1]{ % The single parameter is for the section title
    \medskip % Vertical whitespace
    \MakeUppercase{\textbf{#1}} % Section title
    \medskip % Vertical whitespace
    \hrule % Horizontal rule
    \begin{list}{}{ % List to indent the entire content of the section
        \setlength{\leftmargin}{1.5em} % Indent to the left of the list
    }
    \item[] % Empty list item to enable indentation
}{
    \end{list}
}
 
 
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Thank you!!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Did you click the link I posted above? If not, please click: minimal working example

Here's why:

It may seem that all this work is rather excessive for preparing a simple post. There are two responses to that, both based on the relative inefficiency of asking a question on the internet.

First, preparing a minimum document very often leads you to the answer, without all the fuss of posting and looking for responses.

Second, your prime aim is to get an answer as quickly as possible; a well-prepared example stands a good chance of attracting an answer “in a single pass”: if the person replying to your post finds she needs more information, you have to find that request, post again, and wait for your benefactor to produce a second response.

All things considered, a good example file can save you a day, for perhaps half an hour’s effort invested.

I don't have the information needed: unknown document class (it's not on CTAN or TeXlive/MiKTeX) - only a small snippet of it, also only a small section of your document, nothing compilable, and what you posted that doesn't have that error when I take the effort to build a document around it.

Ok, I searched and find a resume.cls on Github, uploaded it to the TeXlive.net online compiler, so it can be used here. Though your version may be different, you can verify with the Github link. I built a document from your code snippets:

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\documentclass[11pt
    %a4paper, % Uncomment for A4 paper size (default is US letter)
    %11pt, % Default font size, can use 10pt, 11pt or 12pt
]{resume} % Use the resume class
\usepackage{charter} % Use the EB Garamond font
\begin{document}
\begin{rSection}{Work Experience}
%------------------------------------------------
        \begin{rSubsection}{The Chinese University of Hong Kong}{April 2023 - Present}{Research Assistant(Full-time)}{Hong Kong SAR}
        \begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
        Additional text goes here.
            \begin{itemize}
                \item Monitored and ensured the teaching and learning quality of University Chinese through the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of learning data.
                \item Prepared and presented annual reports to the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning to facilitate the review and decision-making process.
                \item Liaised with internal units, departments, and external stakeholders to maintain relationships and foster future collaborations.
                \item Performed administrative duties to support the development of the monitoring project and assisted in organizing academic events within and beyond the university.
            \end{itemize}
        \end{minipage}
        \end{rSubsection}
        
\end{rSection}
\end{document}
 
 
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Run LaTeX here

Click on "Run LaTeX here", and you can see that it compiles without error. Now, the cause of the problem is with the rest of your document, with Overleaf, or your resume.cls.

Perhaps make a clone of your project (and remove private data), but ensure it has the error, make it public, and share the link here. Or post your code here like I did, a small compilable document where I can click "Run LaTeX here", and it compiles with that error.

Stefan