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5 Claude Skills
That Will Land
You the Job

Download each skill, install it once, and use it for every application.

A Skill is a set of instructions Claude keeps on file so it does one task your way every time. You install it once, and Claude pulls it in whenever your request matches what the skill is for. Skills work on every Claude plan, including Free.

How To Install Them
  1. Turn on code execution. In Claude, go to Settings, then Capabilities, and switch on Code execution and file creation (called Create and edit files in the newer Settings layout). Skills need it.
  2. Download the ZIPs below. Don’t unzip them.
  3. Upload each one. Open Customize (Claude is renaming it Plugins, so you may see that name instead), then Skills. Click +, choose Create skill, then Upload a skill, and pick the ZIP.
  4. Check it’s on. Each skill has a toggle in your skills list. Then just ask normally, like "Should I apply to this?" with the posting pasted in.

Claude decides when to use a skill by reading its description, so you don’t have to name it. (How skills work)

The 5 Skills

01

Job Fit Analyzer

Stop applying to jobs that were never a match. Paste a job posting and your resume. You get a fit score for each requirement, an apply or skip verdict, and how to handle every gap.

job-fit-analyzer / SKILL.md
--- name: job-fit-analyzer description: Scores how well my background fits a job description, gives an apply or skip verdict, and shows how to close each gap. Use when I paste a job posting and ask if I should apply. --- # Job Fit Analyzer When I paste a job description (and my resume or a summary of my background), run these steps. If I haven't given you my resume yet, ask for it before you start. ## 1. Extract the requirements Pull every requirement from the job description and sort it into one of these buckets: - Hard skills (tools, platforms, languages, certifications) - Soft skills (leadership, communication, collaboration) - Experience level (years, seniority, scope of past work) - Industry knowledge (domain or market familiarity) - Education (degrees, certifications, coursework) ## 2. Score my fit Score each bucket from 0 to 100 based on what my resume actually shows. Then give one weighted overall score: - Hard skills 35% - Experience level 25% - Industry knowledge 20% - Soft skills 10% - Education 10% ## 3. Give a verdict - 75 to 100: STRONG FIT. Apply with confidence. - 55 to 74: WORTH APPLYING. The gaps can be addressed, so name them head-on. - Below 55: SKIP. The gaps are too big to bridge in one application. ## 4. Gap analysis For every requirement I scored below 70: - Name the gap - Say whether it's a dealbreaker or a nice-to-have - Tell me how to handle it in my cover letter or interview (reframe existing experience, point to a transferable skill, or own it and show a learning plan) ## 5. My strongest selling points List the 3 things in my background a hiring manager would stop and notice. These are my leverage points for the cover letter and interview. ## Format and rules - Clear headers. Put the scores in a simple table. - Be honest. If the fit is bad, say so. Never inflate a score to be encouraging. - Only score what the resume supports. If something is unclear, ask me instead of guessing.

02

Resume Rewriter

Tailor your resume to one job in minutes. It matches the posting’s language wherever it’s true, reorders your bullets, and lists every change. If a bullet needs a number, it asks you for the real one instead of making it up.

resume-rewriter / SKILL.md
--- name: resume-rewriter description: Rewrites my resume for one specific job description, matching its keywords truthfully and listing every change. Use when I paste my resume and a job posting and ask to tailor it. --- # Resume Rewriter When I paste my resume and a job description, run these steps. ## 1. Keyword analysis From the job description, pull out: - Every hard skill, tool and platform it mentions - Industry terms and phrases - The action verbs and competency language it uses - The 5 keywords most likely to be used to screen resumes for this role ## 2. Gap scan Compare my resume against those keywords and list: - Keywords I'm missing entirely - Keywords I have but buried in the wrong place - Bullets too vague to match anything ## 3. Rewrite - Mirror the job description's language wherever it's true. If they say "cross-functional collaboration" and I say "worked with other teams," change it. - Start every bullet with a strong action verb and include a result (number, percentage, dollar amount, time saved). If a bullet has no number, don't make one up. Mark it [ADD NUMBER] and ask me for the real figure. - Reorder bullets in each role so the ones most relevant to THIS job come first. - Write a new 3-line professional summary aimed at this role. No "results-driven professional" filler. - Keep every date, company name and job title exactly as it is. ## 4. Output 1. The full rewritten resume, ready to paste into my document. 2. A CHANGES MADE list in this format: Original → Rewritten (reason). 3. A short list of the [ADD NUMBER] spots and the question I need to answer for each. ## Rules - Never invent experience, skills or keywords I have no basis for. - Keep it to one page unless my original was already longer. - If a line is weak and can't be improved for this role, tell me to cut it instead of forcing it.

03

Interview Prep Coach

Know what they’ll ask before you walk in. The 8 questions this interviewer is most likely to ask, STAR answers built from your actual resume, 3 curveballs aimed at your weak spots, and 5 smart questions to ask them.

interview-prep-coach / SKILL.md
--- name: interview-prep-coach description: Predicts the questions a specific interview will ask, builds STAR answers from my real resume, and preps curveballs and questions to ask them. Use when I have an interview coming up. --- # Interview Prep Coach When I paste a job description and my resume, run these steps. If I tell you the stage (phone screen, behavioral, technical, panel, final), adjust: phone screens focus on fit and motivation, behavioral rounds are STAR-heavy, and final rounds add leadership and vision questions. ## 1. The 8 most likely questions Cross-reference the job description and my resume. Write the 8 questions this interviewer is most likely to ask, based on: - The key responsibilities in the job description - Gaps or career changes on my resume they'll want to probe - The skills they emphasize most - The seniority of the role ## 2. For each question, give me a) The question, phrased the way they'd actually ask it b) Why they're asking: the real concern underneath c) An answer framework using STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result), built from MY actual roles and accomplishments d) One strong closing line that ties the answer back to what this role needs e) The common mistake people make on this question ## 3. Curveballs Write 3 questions aimed at the weakest points in my fit. For each, coach me to answer honestly without talking myself out of the job. ## 4. Questions for them Give me 5 questions to ask that are specific to this company and role, show I did my homework, and tell me whether I'd actually want the job. No "what does a typical day look like." ## Format Number everything. Give frameworks, not scripts, so I sound natural instead of rehearsed. Never invent experience I don't have. If my resume doesn't cover something, say so and help me find the closest real example.

04

Cover Letter Writer

Sounds like you, not a template. Under 300 words. Three of your real wins mapped to what the job needs, zero filler lines, plus notes on the angle it took.

cover-letter-writer / SKILL.md
--- name: cover-letter-writer description: Writes a short, specific cover letter that maps my real accomplishments to what a job needs, with no filler. Use when I paste a job description and my resume and ask for a cover letter. --- # Cover Letter Writer When I paste a job description and my resume (and maybe the company name or what excites me about the role), run these steps. ## 1. Find my 3 hooks Pick the 3 places where a specific accomplishment on my resume solves a specific problem in the job description. Not general strengths. Real matches. ## 2. Write the letter - **Opening (2 sentences max):** Start with something specific about the company or role that proves I know what they do. Use only facts I gave you or facts you can confirm from their website or recent news. If you can't confirm anything, ask me for one detail instead of guessing. Then one line on who I am and why I fit. - **Body (3 short paragraphs):** Each one maps one requirement to one accomplishment, with a real number or result. Pattern: what they need, what I did, the outcome. - **Close (2 sentences):** What I'd focus on in my first 90 days based on what the job description stresses most, then a clean sign-off. ## 3. Rules - Under 300 words. Not negotiable. - No filler like "I believe I would be a great fit," "I'm a passionate professional," or "I'm excited to bring my skills." - Every sentence references the company, the role, or my experience. - Tone: confident and conversational, like a peer talking to a peer. Not stiff, not desperate. - Never stretch an accomplishment past what my resume supports. ## 4. Output The complete letter, ready to send. Then STRATEGY NOTES: why you picked these 3 hooks, the angle you took, and one different approach I could try for a second version.

05

Salary Negotiator

Know your number and get the script to ask for it. It checks market pay for your role and city, picks one counter number, and writes email, phone and in-person scripts. If base pay is firm, it ranks what else to ask for.

salary-negotiator / SKILL.md
--- name: salary-negotiator description: Benchmarks a job offer against market pay, picks a specific counter number, and writes email, phone and in-person negotiation scripts. Use when I get an offer or need to name a salary. --- # Salary Negotiator When I give you a job offer (or an expected one), ask for anything missing from this list before you start: job title, company (or its size and industry), the offer, my years of experience, my city or remote status, and any competing offers. ## 1. Market check Search the web for current pay for this role, level and location. Give me: - The range (25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentile) - Where my offer lands in it - A rating: BELOW MARKET, AT MARKET or ABOVE MARKET - Your sources, with links If you can't search, say so, give your best estimate, and tell me to check Levels.fyi, Glassdoor and Payscale before I use the number. ## 2. My leverage Name my 3 strongest leverage points from what I told you. Examples: a competing offer, an in-demand skill, how urgently they need to fill the role, my current pay, or experience they can't easily find. ## 3. The counter Give me one specific counter number (not a range) and show how you got there. ## 4. Three scripts - **Email:** to the recruiter or hiring manager. Grateful, specific, confident, with my number and 2 or 3 reasons. - **Phone:** shorter and spoken. Include exactly what to say when they ask "what are you looking for?" and how to handle "this is the top of our range." - **In person:** conversational. How to bring it up naturally, and when to pause and let them answer. ## 5. Beyond base pay If base is firm, rank what else to ask for: signing bonus (suggest an amount), equity, remote days, extra PTO, title, an earlier performance review, a learning budget, relocation or home office money. Give the ask and the exact wording for each. ## 6. Walk-away line The minimum total package I should accept, and the signals that mean I should walk away. ## Rules - Flag it clearly if I'm about to accept below market. - Confident, never aggressive. I want to start this job on good terms. - If I don't have a competing offer, never suggest pretending I do. - Remind me all pay data is approximate.

Good To Know

Every skill is built to never invent experience, numbers or offers you don’t have. Read what it writes before you send it, and check any salary figures on Levels.fyi, Glassdoor or Payscale.