Paramchoudhary/ResumeSkills

# Academic CV Builder

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Is applying for academic positions (faculty, research, postdoc)
- Needs to create or update a curriculum vitae
- Wants to format publications, grants, and teaching experience
- Is in academia or transitioning to academic careers
- Mentions: "academic CV", "curriculum vitae", "faculty position", "research CV", "professor resume"

## Core Capabilities

- Structure CVs for academic positions

# Application Form Filler

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Answer specific questions on a job application form
- Fill out text fields on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday, or any ATS
- Write responses to "tell us about yourself" or "why do you want to work here" prompts
- Get clean, copy-pasteable answers to application questions
- Mentions: "fill this out", "what do I write here", "answer this question", "application form", "form field"

## Core Principle

Application form answers should be direct and specific — not a cover letter crammed into a text box. Each field has a purpose. Answer that purpose clearly, then stop.

# Career Changer Translator

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Is switching careers or industries
- Wants to translate their experience for a new field
- Needs help identifying transferable skills
- Mentions: "career change", "switching careers", "new industry", "transferable skills", "pivot"

## Core Capabilities

- Identify transferable skills across industries
- Translate experience into new industry language

# Cold Email Writer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Write a cold outreach email to a hiring manager, founder, or recruiter
- Reach out about a job opening they weren't referred to
- Introduce themselves to a company they want to work at
- Mentions: "cold email", "reach out", "intro email", "outreach", "contact hiring manager"

## Core Principle

Cold emails fail because they sound like cover letters. The goal is to sound like a smart person who genuinely noticed something specific about the company — not a candidate broadcasting their credentials.

# Cover Letter Generator

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Write a cover letter for a job application
- Create a personalized application letter
- Address specific job requirements in letter format
- Mentions: "cover letter", "application letter", "write cover letter", "letter for job"

Use AFTER analyzing job description to have clear talking points.

## Core Capabilities

# Creative Portfolio Resume

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Works in a creative field (design, marketing, writing)
- Needs to balance visual design with ATS compatibility
- Wants to showcase creative skills through resume design
- Is building a portfolio resume for creative roles
- Mentions: "creative resume", "designer resume", "visual resume", "portfolio resume", "creative field"

## Core Capabilities

- Balance visual appeal with ATS compatibility

# Executive Resume Writer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Is applying for C-suite, VP, or Director roles
- Has 15+ years of experience in senior leadership
- Needs to emphasize strategic leadership over tactical skills
- Mentions: "executive resume", "C-suite", "VP resume", "senior leadership", "board", "executive search"

## Core Capabilities

- Write resumes for C-suite and VP-level positions
- Emphasize strategic leadership and business transformation

# Interview Prep Generator

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Prepare for a job interview
- Practice answering interview questions
- Create STAR stories from their experience
- Anticipate questions for a specific role
- Mentions: "interview prep", "prepare for interview", "STAR stories", "interview questions", "behavioral questions"

## Core Capabilities

- Generate role-specific interview questions

# Job Description Analyzer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Wants to analyze a job posting
- Asks "should I apply to this job?"
- Wants to know their match percentage for a role
- Needs help understanding job requirements
- Wants to tailor their resume for a specific position
- Mentions: "analyze this job", "am I qualified", "match score", "should I apply"

Use this BEFORE resume tailoring to ensure effort is worth it.

# LinkedIn Profile Optimizer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Optimize their LinkedIn profile for job searching
- Improve LinkedIn visibility and searchability
- Sync their resume with their LinkedIn profile
- Attract recruiters and job opportunities
- Mentions: "LinkedIn", "LinkedIn profile", "optimize LinkedIn", "LinkedIn headline", "recruiter"

## Core Capabilities

- Optimize headline for searchability

# Offer Comparison Analyzer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Has multiple job offers to compare
- Needs to evaluate total compensation
- Wants to make a data-driven job decision
- Is weighing different opportunities
- Mentions: "compare offers", "multiple offers", "which job", "offer comparison", "deciding between jobs"

## Core Capabilities

- Compare total compensation across offers

# Portfolio Case Study Writer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Wants to create portfolio case studies
- Needs to expand resume bullets into detailed writeups
- Is building a portfolio website
- Wants to showcase project work in depth
- Mentions: "case study", "portfolio", "project writeup", "work samples", "portfolio piece"

## Core Capabilities

- Transform resume bullets into detailed case studies

# Reference List Builder

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Needs to create a professional reference list
- Wants help choosing the right references
- Needs to format references properly
- Is preparing references for job applications
- Mentions: "references", "reference list", "professional references", "reference check"

## Core Capabilities

- Format professional reference lists

# Resume ATS Optimizer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Optimize their resume for Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Check if their resume will pass automated screening
- Understand why their applications aren't getting responses
- Mentions keywords like: "ATS", "not getting interviews", "resume not working", "optimize resume", "keyword optimization"

Also use when the user provides a resume file and mentions they're applying to jobs.

## Core Capabilities

# Resume Bullet Writer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Write or improve resume bullet points
- Transform weak descriptions into strong achievements
- Add metrics and quantifiable results
- Make their experience more compelling
- Mentions: "improve my bullets", "make my resume stronger", "quantify my achievements", "results-driven"

Also use when you see weak bullets that need improvement (passive language, no metrics, vague descriptions).

## Core Capabilities

# Resume Formatter

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Needs help with resume layout and formatting
- Has a messy or hard-to-read resume
- Wants to ensure ATS compatibility through formatting
- Needs a clean, professional design
- Mentions: "format resume", "resume layout", "resume design", "clean resume", "professional format"

## Core Capabilities

- Structure resumes for optimal readability

# Resume Quantifier

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Needs to add metrics and numbers to their resume
- Has bullets without quantifiable results
- Doesn't know what numbers to include
- Says they "don't have metrics" or "can't measure impact"
- Mentions: "add metrics", "quantify", "add numbers", "measure impact", "no data"

## Core Capabilities

- Find hidden metrics in any experience

# Resume Section Builder

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Needs help with specific resume sections
- Wants to optimize a particular part of their resume
- Is unsure what to include in a section
- Needs section-specific guidance
- Mentions: "resume sections", "skills section", "summary section", "experience section", "what to include"

## Core Capabilities

- Build targeted professional summaries

# Resume Tailor

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Customize their resume for a specific job posting
- Adjust their resume to match job requirements
- Create a targeted version of their resume
- Mentions: "tailor resume", "customize resume", "target role", "specific job", "match job description"

Use AFTER job-description-analyzer to know what to emphasize.

## Core Capabilities

# Resume Version Manager

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Has multiple resume versions to manage
- Needs to track tailored resumes
- Wants to maintain a master resume
- Is applying to many different roles
- Mentions: "resume versions", "master resume", "different versions", "track resumes", "which resume"

## Core Capabilities

- Create and maintain master resume document

# Salary Negotiation Prep

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to:
- Negotiate a job offer or salary
- Research market rates for their role
- Create a counter-offer strategy
- Understand total compensation packages
- Mentions: "salary negotiation", "negotiate offer", "counter offer", "compensation", "how much should I ask for"

## Core Capabilities

- Research and validate market compensation

# Tech Resume Optimizer

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user:
- Is applying for software engineering roles
- Wants to optimize a technical resume
- Needs help with developer/PM/technical job applications
- Mentions: "tech resume", "software engineer resume", "developer resume", "technical resume", "SWE resume", "PM resume"

## Core Capabilities

- Optimize resumes for technical roles (SWE, PM, Data, DevOps)
- Structure technical skills sections effectively