pm-skills/pm-toolkit/commands/tailor-resume.md

description, argument-hint

description	argument-hint
Tailor a PM resume to a specific job description — keyword alignment, experience reframing, and strategic optimization	<resume> + <job description>

/tailor-resume -- Resume-to-JD Optimization

Take your resume and a target job description, then strategically align your experience to maximize interview chances. Keyword optimization, bullet point rewriting, and gap analysis.

Invocation

/tailor-resume [upload resume] Here's the JD: [paste job description]
/tailor-resume [upload both resume and JD as files]

Workflow

Step 1: Accept Both Documents

Need two inputs:

• The resume (text, PDF, or DOCX)
• The target job description (text, URL, or file)

If only one is provided, ask for the other.

Step 2: Analyze the Job Description

Extract:

• Required qualifications and skills
• Preferred qualifications
• Key responsibilities
• Industry and domain signals
• Seniority level indicators
• Cultural and team signals

Step 3: Tailor the Resume

Apply the review-resume skill:

• Keyword alignment: Map JD keywords to resume content, add missing keywords naturally
• Bullet point rewriting: Reframe experience to emphasize JD-relevant accomplishments using XYZ+S formula
• Section reordering: Prioritize the most relevant experience
• Summary/objective: Rewrite to directly address the role
• Skills section: Align with JD requirements

Step 4: Generate Tailored Resume + Analysis

## Resume Tailoring: [Job Title] at [Company]

### Alignment Score: [X/10]

### Keyword Gap Analysis
| JD Keyword | In Resume? | Recommendation |
|-----------|-----------|---------------|

### Changes Made
1. **[Section]**: [what changed and why]
2. ...

### Tailored Resume
[Full rewritten resume text]

### Gap Analysis
**Strong matches**: [where your experience directly aligns]
**Reframed matches**: [where experience was repositioned to fit]
**Gaps**: [JD requirements you don't clearly address — with suggestions]

### Cover Letter Talking Points
[3-4 points to emphasize in a cover letter that bridge remaining gaps]

Save tailored resume as markdown.

Notes

• Never fabricate experience — reframe truthfully, don't invent
• The summary/objective is the highest-ROI section to customize per application
• Match the JD's language exactly where possible (if they say "cross-functional," use "cross-functional")
• For senior roles, emphasize scale and strategic impact; for IC roles, emphasize hands-on execution