resume-tailor · honest resumes

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.

How it works

six steps

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.

GRADE

Give every claim its evidence and a checkability grade. One graded record; every draft is built from it.

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.

ORDER

Lead with what the role actually wants, differentiator second. Experience newest-first; the framing by relevance.

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.

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.

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 · works in any Claude

◈ 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. No install required… this runs in Claude.ai or Claude Code today. Installing the plugin (next) just makes Claude Code run the full graded method every time, with nothing to paste.

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

Read it first

# the whole method is MIT + public.
# read exactly what it does before
# you install anything:
github.com/flashesofbrilliance/
  resume-tailor-skill # → SKILL.md

Install the plugin

claude code · optional

Optional. The paste-and-go prompt already works. Installing the plugin gives Claude Code the full graded method, the print-verified design system, and the red-team pass automatically. Nothing to paste, nothing to remember.

0 · prerequisite

# Claude Code, installed + updated
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
# or: docs.claude.com/claude-code

1 · install (once)

# add the marketplace (accept the trust prompt)
/plugin marketplace add flashesofbrilliance/arcs-skills
# install the plugin
/plugin install resume-tailor@arcs
# verify (resume-tailor should be listed)
/plugin

If something's off

/plugin not recognized

You're on an older Claude Code build. Update it (re-run the install command above), then retry.

Marketplace not found

Check the name (flashesofbrilliance/arcs-skills) and that you're online. It's a public repo.

It didn't trigger

The trigger is describing the task, not a keyword. Describe the job and attach your export, or name it: use resume-tailor.

You're on Claude.ai, not Claude Code

The plugin is Claude Code only. Use the paste-and-go prompt above… same honesty rules, no install.

Prefer to run it yourself

# clone the skill (MIT) and run it without the marketplace
git clone https://github.com/flashesofbrilliance/resume-tailor-skill
# then, in Claude Code from that folder:
#   "follow ./SKILL.md to tailor my resume for <job link>"
# or drop it into your project so it loads automatically:
cp -r resume-tailor-skill .claude/skills/resume-tailor