How to use the Resume Polisher agent skill

What is an agent skill and what does Resume Polisher do?

An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file that gives an AI agent specific instructions for a task. When the skill is installed, the agent can follow its workflow when you make a relevant request. Resume Polisher is listed in the hr category and is described as rewriting a resume for a target role with quantified results and keyword alignment, delivered as a Word document.

The skill works in four stages. First it asks for your current resume, or a description of your experience, and the target job description. If you do not have a job description, it asks for your target direction instead. Next it runs a gap diagnosis, listing the matches, gaps and strengths in your current resume that you may have undersold. Then it rewrites each experience line and builds a Word document. After delivery, it gives two or three points an interviewer is likely to probe, with suggestions on how to handle each.

• Gap diagnosis: matches, gaps and buried strengths compared with the job description
• Rewriting: each experience line follows verb + what was done + quantified result
• Layout: contact details, three core strengths, reverse-chronological experience, education and skills
• Interview prep: two or three likely probing points with suggested answers

What do you need before you start?

Resume Polisher needs three things. The host agent must have document tools that can create a Word (.docx) file. You also need your current resume text, or a description of your experience, and a target job description or a stated target direction.

• Document tools in the host agent that can create a .docx file
• Your current resume text or a description of your experience
• A target job description, or a stated target direction if you have no posting

How do you install the Resume Polisher skill?

Download the ZIP file for resume-polisher from the skill page on this site. The skill's files include SKILL.md. Then install it in one of the two ways below.

For a personal setup available across your projects, unzip the download into ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, unzip it into the project's .claude/skills/ folder.

In the Claude apps, you can instead upload the skill under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.

• Personal install: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
• Project install: unzip into the project's .claude/skills/ folder
• Claude apps: upload under Settings → Capabilities → Skills

How do you trigger the skill with a natural request?

You do not need a special command. Describe what you want in ordinary language. The skill's own quick prompts are a good starting point: Optimize my resume for this JD, or Rewrite my experience as results-oriented bullet points.

Include your resume and the job description in the same message if you can. If you leave one out, the skill will ask for it before rewriting.

• Optimize my resume for this JD
• Rewrite my experience as results-oriented bullet points
• Here is my resume and the job posting for a product analyst role. Tailor it and give me a one-page Word file.

What does a good session look like?

Expect the agent to start with questions, then a gap analysis before any rewriting. Review the matches and gaps it lists. If it has missed something you did, correct it, because the rewrite depends on the diagnosis.

Rewritten lines follow the pattern verb + what was done + quantified result. Where your real work is countable, such as scale, improvement or ranking, the skill turns it into a number. It removes padding unrelated to the target role and places the job description's key technical terms only where your real experience covers them.

Once the Word document is ready, read the interview points at the end. They show where a recruiter may press you, which helps you prepare stories that back up each line.

What are the safety notes and limits?

The skill says never to invent experience or credentials. You must still verify every claim before sending the resume to an employer. Any number the skill turns out of your description should match your own records.

The skill assumes a one-page resume layout. Do not use it for academic CVs or government forms, which need different formats.

This skill does not run scripts and does not use the network, according to its listing. It does rely on the host agent's document tools to create the Word file.

• Verify every claim and number before submitting
• Not suitable for academic CVs or government forms
• Runs scripts: no. Uses network: no, per the listing

What tips improve the result?

Give specific details. Rough descriptions such as managed a team produce weaker results than a sentence with the team size, the outcome and the time frame. Provide the full job description rather than a summary, so the keyword alignment reflects what the employer actually wrote.

Ask for a revision if a line sounds unlike you. The result should stay true to your experience, so edit wording freely but keep the facts.

• Provide complete job descriptions, not summaries
• Give scale, outcomes and timeframes for each role
• Ask for changes to any line that does not sound like you