generate-base-resume
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Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/generate-base-resume && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/15271" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/generate-base-resume && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/generate-base-resume
Activation
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Generate or update the base LaTeX resume sections by reading documents in resources/. Use when a user asks to generate, create, or populate their base resume from background materials, a LinkedIn PDF, an existing CV, or notes. Also use when updating the master resume after a career change or new role.About this skill
Generate Base Resume from Resources
Read all source materials in resources/ and populate the base resume LaTeX sections.
Files to read
resources/notes.md— work history, skills, career narrative, personal detailsresources/publications.md— list of publications with metadata- All PDF/DOCX files in
resources/(convert to text before reading) base/personal-info.tex— existing contact fieldsbase/sections/— review existing content before overwritingpublications/publications.bib— existing BibTeX entries (avoid duplicates)
Files to write
base/personal-info.tex
Fill \name, \position, \address, \mobile, \email, \github, \linkedin
from resources. Leave any field blank if not found.
base/sections/summary.tex
Write a 3–4 sentence professional summary using \begin{cvparagraph}...\end{cvparagraph}.
Highlight: years of experience, primary domain, top 2–3 strengths.
base/sections/experience.tex
One \cventry per position inside \begin{cventries}, reverse-chronological.
Format:
\cventry{Job Title}{Company}{Location}{Start -- End}{\begin{cvitems}\item{...}\end{cvitems}}
Focus on quantified accomplishments (%, numbers, scale) over generic duties.
base/sections/education.tex
One \cventry per degree, reverse-chronological.
base/sections/skills.tex
Group into categories using:
\begin{cvskills}
\cvskill{Category}{Skill 1, Skill 2, Skill 3}
\end{cvskills}
publications/publications.bib
Add each publication as @article, @inproceedings, @book, etc.
Required fields: author, title, year, journal/booktitle, doi.
Quality criteria
- All LaTeX must be valid (no unmatched braces, no undefined commands)
- Reverse-chronological order throughout
- No placeholder text in output — real data only
- Accomplishments quantified wherever source data allows
After writing
Tell the user to review base/sections/, run make base (or .\build.ps1 on Windows)
to compile, then use /tailor-resume for a specific job application.