How to use the Resume Writer agent skill: install and prompts

What the resume-writer skill makes the agent do

The skill writes or rewrites a complete resume as plain text, starting from work history, notes or an existing draft. It can also write a standalone headline or summary if that is all you need.

The agent organises the resume into readable sections, keeps experience in reverse-chronological order, and writes bullet points that start with action verbs. It asks only for missing facts that change the draft, keeps unverified details as questions rather than guessing, and will not invent or inflate claims. Instead it offers truthful alternatives.

• Produces a full resume draft as copy-ready text
• Writes standalone headlines and summaries
• Lists unresolved questions and material edits alongside the draft
• Does not fill in names, dates, tools or metrics from examples or job ads

Install the resume-writer skill

Download the ZIP for the resume-writer skill from this page. The skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file. You can install it in one of two ways.

For a personal install that works across your projects, unzip the download into ~/.claude/skills/. To limit it to one project, unzip it into that project's .claude/skills/ folder instead.

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

• Personal: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
• Single project: unzip into the project's .claude/skills/ folder
• Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload

Trigger the skill with a natural request

You do not need a special command. Describe what you want in plain language. The skill is meant for a general resume draft without a specific job posting. If you have a job posting, the source points you to the sibling resume-tailor skill. If you need Reactive Resume JSON, the sibling is resume-builder.

Give the agent your raw material: job history, project notes, education, or an old resume. The more concrete the facts, the better the draft.

• "Write a complete resume from these notes about my last three jobs."
• "Rewrite my old resume as a general draft. Tell me what you need to confirm."
• "Write three headline options and a summary for a data analyst who is changing careers."
• "Draft a student resume from my coursework and two projects."

Give the agent what it needs

The source lists no required tools, packages or accounts. The skill works from text you paste or files you supply. The agent asks a small batch of questions where the answer would change the draft, such as target role and level, country or language, and any submission limits.

Each claim should trace back to something you provided. If two sources contradict each other, the agent turns that into a question rather than choosing one version silently.

• Employers, official job titles and dates
• Education, credentials and their status (completed, expected, in progress or expired)
• Actions you took and any results you can confirm
• Target role, level and country or language, if known

Review the output before you use it

The agent returns the resume in section order, followed by a short list of material edits and unresolved questions. Answer the questions and check every number, title, date and credential against your records.

The skill does not confirm page count or layout. Export the document and inspect it yourself, because the skill only returns text.

• Check every date, title and number against your own records
• Answer the open questions before treating the draft as final
• Export and check page count and layout yourself

Safety notes: scripts and network access

According to the source, this skill runs no scripts and uses no network access. It returns text only.

The skill does not publish, submit or upload a resume on your behalf. Review the text before you send it anywhere. The source also advises keeping resume details out of public searches and external resume scanners unless you choose to disclose them.

• Runs scripts: no
• Uses network: no
• Does not publish, submit or change an account without your review