job-application-architect

name	job-application-architect
description	A complete, step-by-step interactive workflow to analyze job descriptions, perform matching/gap analysis, tailor the resume, compile & verify layout constraints, and draft custom cover letters.
metadata	{"short-description":"Guided end-to-end job application tailor"}

Job Application Architect (Generic Work-Search System)

Use this skill at the beginning of any new chat where the user wants to tailor their resume and cover letter for a specific job application. This is a generic, configuration-driven tailoring engine. It reads all personal information, contact details, career history titles, and keyword constraints from the local git-ignored profile file my_private_profile.json to keep the workspace 100% clean and public-repository ready.

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Initialization: Load Local Profile

At the very beginning of the chat, the agent MUST read and load the profile config file located at: /Users/agao/Annie_Obsidian/JOB/my_private_profile.json

Extract and use the following parameters from my_private_profile.json:

• personal_info (name, email, phone, LinkedIn, credentials suffix)
• education & certifications (degrees, schools, certifications, graduation dates)
• career_anchors (exact titles and roles for Roblox US, Roblox China, VCU, CSU)
• restricted_keywords (blocked words like SQL, Tableau, Flourish)
• skills_customization (AI skill ranking, e.g., Claude first)

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The 5-Step Guided Workflow

You MUST execute this workflow sequentially. Do not skip steps or jump ahead. Guide the user through each step interactively.

Step 1: Onboarding & Job Analysis

Objective: Gather the job details, analyze the company context, and identify the hiring manager's hidden intent.

1. Prompt the user to provide:
   • Target Job Description (JD) text or link.
   • Target company and department context.
2. Analyze the JD to extract:
   • Core Responsibilities: Key technical, operational, and stakeholder management tasks.
   • Hidden Intent: The underlying pain points (e.g., managing high-CCU events, handling crisis escalations, scaling operations from scratch).
   • Technical Fluency Requirements: Whether the role requires hands-on coding or cross-functional technical coordination.

Step 2: Gap Analysis & Tailoring Strategy

Objective: Build a side-by-side match comparison and align on the narrative hooks.

1. Match the candidate's core assets (loaded from my_private_profile.json) to the JD:
   • Global PM, compliance operations, Trust & Safety (e.g., roblox_us).
   • LiveOps, vendor management, high-CCU platforms (e.g., Roblox Live Events).
   • Upward alignment, data pipeline construction, Game Jam execution, compliance scaling (e.g., roblox_china).
   • Partnerships, program management, international operations (e.g., csu & vcu).
2. Call out any gaps/risks (e.g., specific software, heavy policy drafting) and strategies to address or pivot around them.
3. Present this Match & Gap Analysis to the user, highlighting the key hooks you intend to emphasize. Wait for user feedback before drafting the resume.

Step 3: Markdown Resume Drafting

Objective: Customize the resume in Markdown inside the chat interface.

• CRITICAL RULE: Always fully finalize and secure explicit user approval on the Markdown Resume before drafting the Cover Letter.

1. Draft the tailored resume in Markdown.
2. Apply all Content & Formatting Guardrails (loaded from the configuration).
3. Ensure every experience bullet begins with 3-5 bold action hooks (e.g., **Coordinate cross-functional internal alignment**).
4. Ensure tenses are strictly consistent (present tense for current roles, past tense for all past roles).
5. Inject the manual page-break marker <!-- page-break --> right before the second company section (e.g., roblox_china) to force it strictly to the top of Page 2.

Step 4: Layout Compilation & Verification

Objective: Generate the final files and verify strict layout constraints.

1. Once the user approves the Markdown resume, compile it using the local Node scripts:
   • PDF Compilation: node _archive/New_project_2026-05-20_171444/scripts/render_resume_pdf.mjs outputs/resumes/<Output_Filename>.md outputs/resumes/<Output_Filename>.pdf
   • DOCX Compilation: node _archive/New_project_2026-05-20_171444/scripts/render_resume_docx.mjs outputs/resumes/<Output_Filename>.md outputs/resumes/<Output_Filename>.docx
2. Run Layout Measurement: Verify the PDF page count and vertical coverage by running:
   • node _archive/New_project_2026-05-20_171444/scripts/measure_html.mjs outputs/resumes/<Output_Filename>.html
3. Verify Strict Constraints:
   • The PDF MUST be exactly 2 pages.
   • The second major experience entry (e.g., roblox_china) MUST start exactly on the first line at the top of Page 2.
   • Page 2 body height must fill 90%+ of the printable height (approximately 1300px - 1315px total scroll height).
4. Share the file links with the user for final verification.

Step 5: Custom Cover Letter Development

Objective: Draft a high-impact, tailored Cover Letter.

• CRITICAL RULE: Do not write the Cover Letter until the Resume is approved and Step 4 is complete.

1. Draft a concise Cover Letter strictly between 150 and 220 words.
2. Avoid generic summaries or life stories; lead with 1-2 specific hooks that align with the company's platform scale or operational intensity.
3. Reference frameworks built (e.g., LiveOps playbooks, upward reporting pipelines) and quantifiable metrics from the tailored resume.
4. Output as a standalone Markdown document and compile to DOCX if requested by the user.

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Configuration-Driven Guardrails

Always enforce these rules during Step 3 and Step 4, pulling parameters directly from my_private_profile.json:

Header & Contact Information

• Contact details: Load email, phone, linkedin, and full_name from personal_info.
• Subheader Credentials: Load credentials_suffix (centered, separated by middle dots).
• Titles: Do not include generic taglines or position titles in the header.

Restricted Keywords & Skills

• Skills to REMOVE: Remove any keyword listed in the restricted_keywords.remove array (e.g., SQL, Tableau, Flourish) from the skills list.
• Excel constraint: Do not use "Advanced Excel", instead use the replacement specified in restricted_keywords.use_instead (e.g., Excel).
• AI Skills ordering: Always list AI Skills first, sorting them to match the array in skills_customization.ai_skills (e.g., Claude first).
• Program Management: Keep methodologies listed cleanly without a separate "Methods" section.

Professional Experience Details

• Corporate Splits: The current company and its China/international branches MUST be represented as separate, distinct company sections:
  • roblox_us section (e.g., ### Roblox Corporation — San Mateo, CA)
  • roblox_china section (e.g., ### Roblox China — Shenzhen, China)
• Key bullets matching placeholders: Match titles, roles, locations, and timeframes strictly to the values in career_anchors.
• California State University: Role title is loaded from career_anchors.csu.title (e.g., Partnership Programs Lead).
• Virginia Commonwealth University: Role title is loaded from career_anchors.vcu.title (e.g., International Program Manager).

Spacing & Layout

• Ensure education entries have compressed spacing (no blank lines between degrees).
• Use double spaces ( ) at the end of education/certification lines to prevent line wrapping issues.
• Maintain margins of 0.45in top/bottom and 0.52in left/right in the PDF renderer to maximize text density and achieve an elegant fit.