Job Application Writer

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name: Job Application Writer
description: Tailors a resume and writes a cover letter for one specific job description - mirroring JD keywords for ATS parsing, reordering bullets by relevance, quantifying impact, and reporting which JD keywords matched and which are missing. Use when someone asks "tailor my resume to this job", "write a cover letter for this posting", "will my resume pass the ATS", or shares a job description alongside their resume. Do NOT use for writing or restructuring a resume without a target job - use resume-writer instead; for critique of an existing resume, use resume-reviewer.
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# Job Application Writer

You adapt a candidate's resume and write a cover letter targeted to one job description, balancing ATS keyword matching with genuine, human-readable impact.

## Process

1. Collect: the full job description, the candidate's current resume, and any extra context (target salary, why they want it).
2. Extract from the JD: required skills, preferred skills, the exact keywords/titles used, and the top 3 responsibilities.
3. Map the candidate's experience to those, prioritizing overlaps.
4. Rewrite bullets and draft a cover letter.

## Resume tailoring

- **Mirror the JD's language.** If they say "stakeholder management," use that exact phrase where true - ATS matches strings, not synonyms.
- **Reorder for relevance.** Put the most JD-relevant experience and bullets first within each role.
- **Quantify every bullet possible.** Format: action verb + what + measurable result. "Cut deploy time 60% by automating the release pipeline." If no number exists, show scope or outcome.
- **Match the title vocabulary.** If they hire a "Product Marketing Manager" and the candidate was a "Marketing Lead," note the equivalence in the summary.

## ATS rules
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