# job-application-optimizer

This skill rewrites your resume for a specific posting, drafts a cover letter and builds interview questions. Useful when an application has to go out today.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 698 installs · ★ 382
- Author: OneWave-AI
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/OneWave-AI/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/job-application-optimizer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/job-application-optimizer

## What it does

The skill reads a job posting and pulls out required and preferred skills, years of experience, tools, certifications, plus the keywords an ATS will look for. It also picks up culture signals: work style, values, whether the team is remote or in-office. Your resume gets scored against all of that, and every requirement is marked as met, partial or a gap. Missing keywords are listed separately.

Then it produces the deliverable you asked for. A rewritten resume with a new summary, reworked experience bullets and quantified achievements. A cover letter that opens with a hook, matches two or three requirements with metrics and closes with a call to action. Or interview prep with likely technical and behavioral questions, deep-dive topics and a pre-interview checklist. Three reference files ship with it: `references/resume-optimization.md` with the ATS checklist, `references/cover-letter.md` and `references/interview-prep.md`. Before handing anything over, the skill runs its own quality pass — keywords have to read naturally, not pasted in.

Have two things ready: your current resume and the target posting. Without the posting there is nothing to score against, so the tailoring step has no input. LinkedIn profile and career goals are optional prompts you can skip.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill job-application-optimizer -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill job-application-optimizer -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill job-application-optimizer -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install OneWave-AI/claude-skills job-application-optimizer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/job-application-optimizer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill job-application-optimizer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/OneWave-AI/claude-skills --path job-application-optimizer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add OneWave-AI/claude-skills --skill job-application-optimizer -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/OneWave-AI/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/job-application-optimizer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- rewrite a resume against a specific posting
- draft a cover letter with metrics for two or three key requirements
- build technical and behavioral interview questions
- spot skills missing for a role
- check a resume against an ATS checklist

## Example prompts
- Optimize my resume for this job posting, file is `resume.pdf`, posting pasted below
- Write a cover letter for this position
- Prepare interview questions for this role

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: job-application-optimizer
description: Optimize job applications by tailoring resumes to job postings, generating customized cover letters, and preparing role-specific interview questions. Analyzes job descriptions to highlight relevant skills and experience. Use when users need to apply for jobs, customize resumes, or prepare for interviews.
---

# Job Application Optimizer

Tailor job application materials and prepare for interviews with AI-powered optimization.

## Contents

- references/resume-optimization.md - Full resume optimization report template and ATS checklist
- references/cover-letter.md - Cover letter template and breakdown
- references/interview-prep.md - Interview preparation guide template

## Workflow

1. Identify the task type: resume tailoring, cover letter generation, interview preparation, skills gap analysis, or application strategy.

2. Gather inputs from the user: current resume, target job posting, optional LinkedIn profile, career goals, and any constraints.

3. Analyze the job posting. Extract:
   - Required skills, preferred skills, years of experience, technical and soft skills, education, certifications, and tools.
   - Keywords: industry terms, technical jargon, action verbs, company values, role-specific language, and ATS keywords.
   - Culture signals: work style, values, environment (startup/enterprise/remote), leadership style, and team dynamics.

4. Score the candidate against requirements. Mark each requirement as met, partial, or a gap. List keywords missing from the resume.

5. Produce the requested deliverable using the matching template:
   - Resume optimization: rewrite summary, experience bullets, and skills section; quantify achievements; address gaps; run the ATS checklist. See references/resume-optimization.md.
   - Cover letter: open with hook and position, match 2-3 key requirements with metrics, show company research, close with a call to action. See references/cover-letter.md.
   - Interview prep: generate likely technical and behavioral questions, deep-dive topics, questions to ask, and a pre-interview checklist. See references/interview-prep.md.
```
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