resume-tailor

A Claude Agent Skill that tailors a resume to one specific job description using the "One Core, Six Modules" method.

Built for AI Infra / ML / MLOps / Cloud / Data engineering roles; the structure generalizes to most technical roles. Treats the job description (JD) as the thesis and rebuilds the resume to argue the candidate is the best-matched hire — impact-first quantified bullets, ATS-friendly keyword coverage, delivered as a page-count-verified one-page, ATS-clean .docx.

Prime directive — never fabricate. The skill only restructures, reframes, and surfaces real experience. It never invents employers, titles, dates, metrics, skills, or projects. Gaps are flagged honestly, not papered over.

When it triggers

Whenever you give Claude a resume plus a target JD and ask to revise, rewrite, tailor, restructure, or "match" it — including loose phrasing like "help me fix my resume for this job", "make my CV match this posting", or simply pasting a JD next to your resume.

The method

One Core: the JD is the thesis, the resume is the argument. Every line exists to prove "this candidate is the best-matched person for this exact role." Mirror the JD's exact vocabulary so both human screeners and the ATS register the match.

Six Modules:

1. Highlight — abstract-style summary mapped to the JD; written last.
2. Education — placement sets section order (new grad → first; experienced → last).
3. Work / Internship Experience — the soul chapter; every bullet uses Scenario → Result → Technology → Impact.
4. Open Source / Projects — verifiable third-party proof of skill.
5. Skills — bucketed, JD must-haves first, exact tool names mirrored.
6. Papers / Patents — optional, brief, only when relevant.

Workflow

1. Read the JD as a spec (role, level, must-haves, keywords, the real problem behind the hire).
2. Inventory the resume against the JD — strong matches / partial matches / gaps.
3. Build the six modules.
4. ATS & keyword pass — confirm each must-have keyword appears, ATS-safe formatting.
5. Deliver reviewable Markdown + a one-page, page-count-verified .docx, with a "what changed & why / gaps" note.
6. (Optional) Log the application to a Notion tracker.

Layout

resume-tailor/
├── SKILL.md                        # main skill definition
└── references/
    ├── bullet-examples.md          # before/after bullet rewrites, four-step method
    ├── skills-and-ats.md           # AI Infra/ML/Cloud/Data skill taxonomy + ATS tips
    ├── docx-output.md              # .docx formatting spec + one-page verification
    └── notion-logging.md           # Notion application-tracker logging

Installation

Copy the resume-tailor/ directory into your skills directory:

• Personal: ~/.claude/skills/
• Project: .claude/skills/

Then invoke it in Claude Code with /resume-tailor, or just provide a resume + JD and it activates on its own.

License

See LICENSE.