tailored-resume-generator

Analyzes job descriptions and generates tailored resumes that highlight relevant experience, skills, and achievements to maximize interview chances

1.06x

Quality

42%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

99%

1.06x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Passed

No known issues

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Quality

Content

27%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This skill is a comprehensive but excessively verbose guide to resume tailoring that reads more like a general-purpose resume writing manual than a focused skill for Claude. It explains many concepts Claude already knows (action verbs, ATS optimization basics, resume formatting conventions) and lacks the conciseness and structural discipline expected of a good SKILL.md. The full example is a strength, but the surrounding content could be reduced by 60-70% without losing actionable value.

Suggestions

Cut the content by at least 60%: remove sections like 'What This Skill Does', 'Tips for Best Results', 'Privacy Note', and generic resume advice (action verbs, page length rules, what not to include) that Claude already knows.

Split 'Special Considerations' (career changers, graduates, executives, technical, creative) into a separate reference file and link to it from the main SKILL.md.

Add explicit validation checkpoints in the workflow, such as 'Confirm with user that all key requirements are mapped before generating the resume' and 'Verify ATS keyword coverage against job description before finalizing.'

Restructure as a concise overview (under 80 lines) with the example, core workflow steps, and links to supplementary files for edge cases and detailed formatting guidance.

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Conciseness	Extremely verbose at ~300+ lines. Extensively explains concepts Claude already knows (what ATS is, how to write bullet points, what action verbs are, resume best practices, career changer advice). The 'What This Skill Does' and 'Tips for Best Results' sections are largely unnecessary. Most of the 10-step instruction set describes standard resume writing knowledge that Claude possesses natively.	1 / 3
Actionability	Provides a detailed example with input/output which is helpful, and the step-by-step instructions give some structure. However, the guidance is largely generic resume advice rather than concrete, executable steps—there are no scripts, tools, or specific commands. The 'instructions' are more of a knowledge dump than actionable procedures.	2 / 3
Workflow Clarity	The 10-step process is sequenced and numbered, which provides some workflow structure. However, there are no validation checkpoints (e.g., verify keyword match percentage, confirm with user before proceeding), no feedback loops for error recovery, and the steps blend into general advice rather than a tight operational workflow.	2 / 3
Progressive Disclosure	Monolithic wall of text with no references to external files and no bundle structure. All content—from basic usage to special considerations for five different career types—is crammed into a single file. Content like 'Special Considerations' for career changers, executives, creative roles, etc. should be split into separate reference files.	1 / 3
	Total	6 / 12 Passed

Description

57%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

The description communicates a clear purpose around resume tailoring from job descriptions, which gives it good distinctiveness. However, it lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause and could benefit from more specific concrete actions and additional natural trigger terms users might employ when seeking this functionality.

Suggestions

Add an explicit 'Use when...' clause, e.g., 'Use when the user asks to create a resume, tailor a CV, apply for a job, or optimize their resume for a specific job posting.'

Include additional natural trigger terms users might say, such as 'CV', 'job application', 'ATS optimization', 'career', 'cover letter', or 'job posting'.

List more specific concrete actions, e.g., 'Parses job postings for key requirements, maps candidate experience to role needs, formats professional resumes, and optimizes keyword alignment for ATS systems.'

Dimension	Reasoning	Score
Specificity	Names the domain (resumes/job descriptions) and some actions (analyzes, generates, highlight), but doesn't list multiple concrete specific actions like formatting, section creation, keyword optimization, or ATS compatibility.	2 / 3
Completeness	Clearly answers 'what' (analyzes job descriptions and generates tailored resumes), but lacks an explicit 'Use when...' clause or equivalent trigger guidance, which caps this at 2 per the rubric guidelines.	2 / 3
Trigger Term Quality	Includes relevant terms like 'job descriptions', 'resumes', 'experience', 'skills', 'achievements', and 'interview', but misses common variations users might say such as 'CV', 'cover letter', 'job application', 'tailor resume', or 'ATS'.	2 / 3
Distinctiveness Conflict Risk	The combination of job description analysis and tailored resume generation is a clear, distinct niche that is unlikely to conflict with other skills. The focus on resume tailoring specifically differentiates it well.	3 / 3
	Total	9 / 12 Passed

Validation

100%

Warnings & errors only

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 11 / 11 Passed

Validation for skill structure

No warnings or errors.

Repository: ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills
Commit: f2b5e29

Reviewed: about 1 month ago

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