Claude Code cover-letter skill: Draft from a job posting and résumé
Use a job posting and résumé to draft a tailored cover letter. The skill selects relevant achievements and saves the draft alongside the saved posting.
中文Install in Claude Code
Use a persistent local project and fictional sample data. The skill looks for a project-level .proficiently folder before checking the home directory.
- Download the repository snapshot at the linked commit. Copy the entire .claude/skills/cover-letter/ directory into .claude/skills/cover-letter/ in your practice project.
- Check that SKILL.md is directly inside .claude/skills/cover-letter/. Open Claude Code from the project root.
- Enter /cover-letter to start the example below.
Example task
Put a fictional résumé in .proficiently/resume/ and a scheduling role in .proficiently/jobs/sample-role/posting.md. Give the résumé one verified achievement: coordinating three library events. Run /cover-letter last and confirm the posting.What to check
The draft connects the event coordination to the scheduling role and preserves the stated count. Look for cover-letter.md in the job folder.
Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Updated
Frequently asked question
Can I draft from a job posting I already saved?
Yes. Select the saved posting in the job folder. A résumé is required, and a work-history profile can provide additional context.