# cv-tailor

This skill compares your resume against a job description, scores keyword coverage, and rewrites experience bullets with STAR and numbers.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 4676
- Author: zebbern
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide/tree/HEAD/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cv-tailor

## What it does

cv-tailor runs in four phases. It starts by collecting your resume as text or a file path plus the target job description. No JD? It asks for the direction instead: industry, position and level. Then it parses the resume by section and pulls keywords out of the posting, split into hard skills, soft skills and domain terms.

Phase two builds a match matrix. Every keyword gets a priority, a yes/no for the resume and a location, and the skill reports required-keyword coverage. It advises starting from 80% as a passing bar and 90% as strong. Unmatched required terms come back with a plan: which section and which bullet to work them into.

Phase three rewrites each entry as Situation, Task, Action, Result. Every bullet needs at least one number and three of the four STAR elements. Fabrication is off the table, so if you don't have exact figures the skill asks prompting questions and suggests ranges like roughly 20–30% or relative gains over absolute ones. Phase four checks formatting against ATS parsing rules.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill cv-tailor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cv-tailor/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill cv-tailor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill cv-tailor -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zebbern/claude-code-guide cv-tailor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill cv-tailor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide --path skills/cv-tailor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zebbern/claude-code-guide --skill cv-tailor -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/zebbern/claude-code-guide/tree/HEAD/skills/cv-tailor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- match resume keywords against a job description
- score coverage of required keywords
- rewrite experience bullets with STAR and metrics
- decide which section a missing skill belongs in
- check a resume against ATS parsing

## Example prompts
- Help me optimize my resume for this role — here's the JD and my resume
- Run an ATS compatibility check on my resume
- Rewrite this experience bullet with STAR; I don't have numbers, so ask me questions

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: cv-tailor
description: "Optimize resumes by matching keywords to the job description, rewriting experience with the quantified STAR method, and checking ATS compatibility. Triggered when users ask for resume help, review, or polishing, mention JD matching, STAR method, ATS, or want to tailor their resume for a specific role."
license: MIT
---

# CV Tailor

**Three pillars of resume optimization**: Analyze keyword alignment against the target JD, rewrite experience bullets using the STAR method with quantified results, and run an ATS compatibility check — producing a highly targeted, high-pass-rate optimized resume.

## Quick Start

The user provides their resume (content or file) and the target JD. The agent then automatically completes the optimization following the workflow below:

```
User: Help me optimize my resume — I'm applying for this role [attaches JD + resume]
Agent: [Follows the SOP workflow and outputs optimization recommendations plus a rewritten resume]
```

## SOP Workflow

### Phase 1: Input Collection & Initial Analysis

**Goal**: Gather the user's resume and target JD; establish an optimization baseline.

**Steps**:

1. **Collect materials**:
   - Obtain the user's resume content (pasted text or file path)
   - Obtain the target JD (pasted text or role description)
   - If no JD is provided, ask about the target role direction (industry + position + level)

2. **Resume baseline parsing**:
   - Identify resume sections (education, work experience, projects, skills, etc.)
   - Count resume length, number of experience entries, and time span
   - Note the current resume format type (reverse-chronological / functional / hybrid)

3. **JD core element extraction**:
   - Job title and level
   - Core responsibilities (Top 5)
   - Hard requirements (must-haves)
   - Nice-to-haves
   - Key skill terms and industry jargon

**Output**: Resume status summary + JD element checklist

---

### Phase 2: JD Keyword Match Analysis

**Goal**: Systematically compare keyword coverage between the resume and JD to identify match gaps.

**Steps**:

1. **Categorized keyword extraction**:
   Extract three categories of keywords from the JD:

   | Category | Description | Examples |
   |----------|-------------|----------|
   | **Hard skill keywords** | Tech stack, tools, methodologies | Python, SQL, A/B testing, Scrum |
   | **Soft skill keywords** | Competency requirements | Cross-team collaboration, data-driven, project management |
   | **Industry/domain keywords** | Domain-specific terminology | DAU, conversion rate, user growth, SaaS |

2. **Match analysis**:
   Search each keyword in the resume and generate a match matrix:

   ```
   | Keyword | JD Priority | In Resume? | Location | Recommendation |
   |---------|-------------|------------|----------|----------------|
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