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Write tailored cover letters and job applications using your CV and preferred

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When & Why to Use This Skill

The Job Application Assistant is a specialized Claude skill designed to automate the creation of highly personalized cover letters and job applications. By leveraging your CV, preferred writing style, and specific job descriptions, it generates professional, non-generic content that highlights your unique achievements and aligns with the target company's culture, significantly improving your chances of landing an interview.

Use Cases

  • Generating a customized cover letter for a specific job posting by analyzing the job description and matching it with your CV.
  • Adapting the tone of your application to match different company cultures, such as casual for startups or formal for enterprise roles.
  • Creating concise, high-impact application drafts that emphasize specific skill sets like backend engineering or project management.
  • Refining job applications to ensure they avoid generic clichés and instead focus on quantifiable achievements and unique value propositions.
namejob-application
descriptionWrite tailored cover letters and job applications using your CV and preferred
version1.0.0

Job Application Assistant

Generate cover letters and job applications that sound like you, not a template.

Your CV/Resume

[Your name]
[Your title/headline]

EXPERIENCE
- [Job 1]
- [Job 2]

SKILLS
- [Skill 1]
- [Skill 2]

EDUCATION
- [Degree, School, Year]

[Add your full CV here]

Cover Letter Examples You Like

Example 1

[Paste a cover letter you're proud of]

Example 2 (optional)

[Another example if you have one]

Your Voice & Preferences

Tone

  • Professional but not stiff
  • Confident without bragging
  • Specific about achievements, not generic

Things to Emphasize

  • [What makes you unique]
  • [Key achievements to highlight]
  • [Skills you want to lead with]

Things to Avoid

  • Generic phrases like "I'm a hard worker"
  • Repeating the job description back
  • Being too formal or robotic

How to Use

  1. Paste the job description
  2. Say: "Write a cover letter for this"

Or be more specific:

  • "Write a cover letter emphasizing my backend experience"
  • "Make it shorter, 3 paragraphs max"
  • "Tailor this for a startup vs enterprise"

Output Format

When writing cover letters:

  • Keep it under 400 words unless asked otherwise
  • Lead with why you're interested in THIS role
  • Connect your experience to their specific needs
  • End with a clear call to action
  • Match the tone to the company (startup = casual, enterprise = formal)

Additional Context

  • LinkedIn: [your URL]
  • Portfolio: [your URL]
  • Specific industries you're targeting: [e.g., fintech, healthtech]
  • Role types: [e.g., senior backend, staff engineer]

Scientific Skill Interleaving

This skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:

Graph Theory

  • networkx [○] via bicomodule
    • Universal graph hub

Bibliography References

  • category-theory: 139 citations in bib.duckdb

Cat# Integration

This skill maps to Cat# = Comod(P) as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:

Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)
Home: Prof
Poly Op: ⊗
Kan Role: Adj
Color: #26D826

GF(3) Naturality

The skill participates in triads satisfying:

(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)

This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.