resume-tailor · a Claude Code skill by ARCS

Honest resumes.

Tailored to the role, built from your real evidence, with nothing you couldn't defend in the interview. That's the whole promise. Everything below is just how it keeps it.

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01

What "honest" buys you

the point

A resume meets a background check and a reference call. So the bar was never impressive… it's true. Every line is graded by how checkable it is, and nothing gets written past its evidence. Which is also the rare part: most tools help you sound better; this one makes sure you can back it up. (Yes… it was run on its own landing page, too.)

● documented

Public and checkable… a repo, a commit count, a live link, a credential. Say it plainly.

● self-reported

Your number… plausible, consistent, not independently verified. Stated as yours, never past what your profile already shows.

● unverifiable

Tacit or subjective. It can frame the work; it never becomes a fact with a number. Flagged as a thing to be ready to defend.

02

How it works

six steps
1
READ
Read the posting. Your LinkedIn export is the source of truth for titles, dates, and certs… old resumes are just your own say-so.
2
GRADE
Give every claim its evidence and a checkability grade. One graded record; every draft is built from it.
3
STRESS-TEST
Flag what you couldn't defend: the overclaim, the one gig dressed as a specialty, the borrowed jargon, the NDA line. The flags become your prep.
4
ORDER
Lead with what the role actually wants, differentiator second. Experience newest-first; the framing by relevance.
5
BUILD
A print-clean PDF, a matching cover letter, and a plain ATS copy for the upload… then it checks the actual pixels, because page-count isn't a pass.
6
RED-TEAM
A mock hiring panel picks it apart. Every hit is checked against your evidence, and only the true ones change a word. Subtractive, never puffed.
03

What you'll need

and why
✓
The job postingrequired
A URL or pasted text. So it tailors to the real duties and keywords, not a template.
✓
Your LinkedIn exportrequired
The .zip (LinkedIn → Settings → Data privacy → Get a copy) or the profile PDF. The record of record for titles, dates, and certs… so nothing contradicts a background check.
✓
Repos, portfolio, or real numbersrecommended
The receipts that let a claim read as a fact, not an adjective.
✓
A note on any NDAif it applies
One line. It keeps the public facts and cuts the confidential work… and asks before including anything specific.

Paste-and-go

◈ one-shot prompt
Tailor my resume and a cover letter for this role: [paste the job-posting URL]

My LinkedIn export is attached: [drag in the .zip or profile PDF]

Keep it honest: flag anything I couldn't defend in an interview,
keep it ATS-safe, and don't state what the evidence doesn't support.
If I have an NDA, ask before including anything specific.

Swap the two [brackets] and send. Describing the job is what triggers it.

First time · install (once)

# in Claude Code: add the ARCS marketplace
/plugin marketplace add flashesofbrilliance/arcs-skills
# install the plugin
/plugin install resume-tailor@arcs

What comes back

· a print-clean resume PDF
· a matching cover letter
· a plain ATS copy for the upload
· a defend-or-drop list for prep