How to use the Executive Resume Writer agent skill

What is an agent skill?

An agent skill is a folder of instructions that an AI agent can load when a task matches it. The skill for this guide is distributed as a single file, SKILL.md, which describes how the agent should behave for senior resume work.

You do not need to write code to use it. You install the skill once, then ask for help in ordinary language and the agent applies the skill's approach.

What the skill makes the agent do

The skill asks for the target role, organization type and scale, business context, and what you were hired to change. It then establishes your actual authority over people, budgets, profit and loss, strategy and governance.

It keeps commonly blurred distinctions separate. Company-wide revenue, a business-unit P&L, a managed budget and spending you only influenced are different things. So are direct reports, total organization, matrix partners and contractors. Board membership, advisory work, committee service and presenting to a board are also treated as different categories.

When you ask for something unsupported, such as an inflated title or an invented metric, the skill declines that part briefly and offers the strongest truthful wording instead. It then finishes the rest of the work.

• Writes a short positioning summary based on the target mandate and confirmed evidence
• Writes a scope line for each relevant appointment, followed by selected decisions and outcomes
• Explains the context that makes a result meaningful, such as starting conditions, scale and period
• Surfaces governance evidence for board-focused documents and labels advisory roles clearly

Install the executive-resume skill

Download the ZIP file from this page and unzip it. For a personal setup, place the unzipped skill folder in ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, place it in that project's .claude/skills/ folder.

Alternatively, you can upload the skill in the Claude apps. Go to Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload it there.

• Personal install: ~/.claude/skills/ (available across your projects)
• Project install: .claude/skills/ inside the project folder
• Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload

Trigger the skill with natural requests

You do not need a special command. Describe the job you are targeting and what you did in that role. The agent will ask follow-up questions about authority, scope and results before drafting.

Give it real material where you can: your current resume, job descriptions, and notes on your decisions and outcomes. Use your own figures and mark any estimates as estimates.

• "Help me write a VP of Operations resume for a mid-size manufacturing company. Here is my current resume and my notes."
• "I'm moving onto a board. Help me describe my governance experience accurately, including my advisory roles."
• "Rewrite my scope lines so they show my actual budget authority and team size, not company-wide revenue."

What the skill needs and how it works

The skill lists no required tools or packages. It does not run scripts and does not use the network. The only file it includes is SKILL.md.

The skill says to use your evidence, not examples. Its built-in example figures are illustrations only and should never be copied into your resume.

• Requires: nothing listed
• Runs scripts: no
• Uses network: no
• Files: SKILL.md

Safety notes and checks before you use the output

Because the skill runs no scripts and makes no network calls, its risks are about content rather than software. The main risk is an overstated claim reaching a recruiter. Verify every title, financial figure, reporting relationship and board claim against your own records before you submit anything.

Keep client details, nonpublic financials, workforce actions and unreleased transactions within what you are permitted to disclose. Even anonymized numbers can be sensitive.

• Check every title and date against official records
• Confirm whether a figure is company-wide, business-unit, managed or influenced
• Do not share confidential information you are not authorized to disclose

Tips for better results

Bring specifics. Scale, time period, starting conditions and your personal role are what make a result credible. Say clearly when a team or outcome was shared.

If you want a tailored version for one posting, the skill suggests using resume-tailor for a specific brief, and portfolio-case-study for a transformation story, if those are installed. Otherwise the agent continues on its own.

• Describe shared results as shared, and say what you personally directed
• Ask for compact versions if you only need a short document