Verify that a drafted application document complies with the framework's word-count and character-count discipline before delivery โ document-type word bands, any matrix-row or brief-stated override, and (critically) per-question hard character limits on job-platform screening questions (e.g. Seek's 1,000 characters per question, which the platform truncates silently). Use whenever a draft is about to be saved to Submissions/ or presented as final output. Also use when the candidate asks to 'check the length', 'count words', or 'is this within the limit'. Mechanical (~5โ10 sec per document).
Installation
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Verify that a drafted application document complies with the framework's word-count and character-count discipline before delivery โ document-type word bands, any matrix-row or brief-stated override, and (critically) per-question hard character limits on job-platform screening questions (e.g. Seek's 1,000 characters per question, which the platform truncates silently). Use whenever a draft is about to be saved to Submissions/ or presented as final output. Also use when the candidate asks to 'check the length', 'count words', or 'is this within the limit'. Mechanical (~5โ10 sec per document).
Length Check โ word and character compliance skill
Setup note: This is a template skeleton. The default bands below match the framework's Project_Instructions.md STEP 1 Length section โ keep the two in sync if you tune them.
When to invoke
Default trigger: before saving any .docx to [Workspace Folder Path]/Submissions/, any screening-question response, or any short recruiter-response draft.
Explicit triggers: "check the length", "count words", "verify the character count", "how long is this".
Bands (defaults โ matrix-row or brief-stated overrides win)
Document type
Band
Cover Letter
900โ1,250 words
Statement of Claims
1,000โ1,250 words
Targeted Pitch
600โ1,000 words
Short recruiter response
strictly per the stated character / word limit
Platform screening question
hard per-question character limit (Seek: 1,000 chars; plain text only)
Method
Identify the document type and the operative band (brief-stated limit > matrix-row band > default band).
Count words per section and characters per screening answer. Count smart quotes, en/em-dashes as one character each.
Verdict per section: pass / over / under, with the delta and a recommended action (what to trim or where to add substance).
For an over-limit screening answer: recommend leading with the strongest one or two anchor proof points and dropping the rest โ never deliver text the platform will truncate mid-sentence.
Output and gate behaviour
Per-section table (section / count / band / verdict / action), then overall verdict. Gate: band breaches block delivery until amended or the candidate explicitly accepts; hard platform character limits always block โ no acceptance path (silent truncation is worse than any trim).
