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Optimizes resumes and CVs for ATS compatibility, impact, and role tailoring using chronological, functional, hybrid formats and STAR/XYZ/PAR accomplishment framing. Activates on resume review, CV updates, or job prep.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/example-skills:cv-resume-builderThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Transform career history into compelling professional narrative.
Transform career history into compelling professional narrative.
| Document | Length | Audience | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resume | 1-2 pages | US employers, recruiters | Job applications |
| CV | 2+ pages | Academia, research, international | Academic positions, grants |
| N/A | Network, recruiters | Passive visibility | |
| Bio | 1 paragraph - 1 page | Speaking, publications | Introductions |
[Header: Name, Contact, Links]
[Summary: 2-3 sentences positioning]
[Experience: Reverse chronological]
[Skills: Relevant technical/domain skills]
[Education: Degrees, certifications]
[Optional: Projects, Publications, Awards]
[Header]
[Summary]
[Skills Categories]
- Category 1: Accomplishments
- Category 2: Accomplishments
[Work History: Brief, dates/titles only]
[Education]
[Header]
[Summary]
[Key Skills/Core Competencies]
[Experience: Chronological with accomplishments]
[Education]
[Additional: Projects, Certs, etc.]
Situation: [Context/challenge]
Task: [Your responsibility]
Action: [What you did specifically]
Result: [Quantified outcome]
Accomplished [X] as measured by [Y] by doing [Z]
Examples:
Problem: [What was broken/needed]
Action: [Your intervention]
Result: [Measurable outcome]
| Weak | Strong |
|---|---|
| Responsible for website maintenance | Maintained 99.9% uptime for e-commerce platform serving 50K daily users |
| Helped with customer support | Resolved 150+ customer tickets monthly with 94% satisfaction rating |
| Worked on marketing campaigns | Led email campaigns generating $2.3M pipeline over 6 months |
| Managed social media | Grew Instagram following from 5K to 45K in 12 months through content strategy |
| Category | Metrics |
|---|---|
| Scale | Users, transactions, revenue, team size |
| Improvement | % increase/decrease, before→after |
| Efficiency | Time saved, cost reduced, speed improved |
| Quality | Error rate, satisfaction score, accuracy |
| Frequency | Daily/weekly/monthly volume |
| Element | Customization Level |
|---|---|
| Summary | High - rewrite for each role |
| Experience bullets | Medium - reorder, emphasize relevant |
| Skills | High - match job requirements |
| Job titles | Low - keep honest, can clarify |
| Education | Low - standard unless relevant |
[Header: Name, Contact, ORCID, institutional affiliation]
[Education: All degrees with dates, advisors, dissertation]
[Academic Appointments: Positions held]
[Publications: By type - books, articles, chapters]
[Presentations: Conferences, invited talks]
[Grants & Fellowships: Funded projects]
[Teaching: Courses taught, evaluations]
[Service: Committees, reviews, mentoring]
[Awards & Honors]
[Professional Memberships]
[References: Available upon request or listed]
# Journal Articles
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article.
*Journal Name*, Volume(Issue), pages. DOI
# Book Chapters
Author, A. A. (Year). Chapter title. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), *Book title*
(pp. xx-xx). Publisher.
# Conference Proceedings
Author, A. A. (Year, Month). Paper title. Paper presented at Conference Name,
Location.
[Role] with [X years] experience in [domain].
Proven track record of [key accomplishment type].
Seeking [target role] where I can [value proposition].
Examples:
Full-stack developer with 6 years building scalable web applications.
Led migration to microservices architecture serving 2M users.
Seeking senior engineering role focused on platform infrastructure.
Composition instructor and multimedia artist bridging creative practice
with technical implementation. Published researcher in [field] with
experience teaching 500+ students. Seeking role combining pedagogy
with emerging technology.
**[Title]** | [Company] | [Location] | [Start Date] – [End Date]
- [Accomplishment with metric] by [action taken]
- [Accomplishment with metric] by [action taken]
- [Accomplishment with scope/scale indicator]
**Technical**: [Skill], [Skill], [Skill]
**Tools**: [Tool], [Tool], [Tool]
**Methods**: [Method], [Method], [Method]
**Languages**: [Language] (fluent), [Language] (conversational)
references/action-verbs.md - Strong verbs by categoryreferences/industry-keywords.md - Keywords by fieldreferences/formats.md - Visual format examplesReady-to-use resume templates in assets/templates/:
chronological-resume.md - Standard format for steady career progressionhybrid-resume.md - Skills summary + chronological experience (recommended for most)functional-resume.md - Skills-based format for career changersacademic-cv.md - Full academic CV structure with publications, grants, teachingnpx claudepluginhub a-organvm/a-i--skills --plugin document-skillsProvides a checklist for code reviews covering functionality, security, performance, maintainability, tests, and quality. Use for pull requests, audits, team standards, and developer training.