Resume / CV Builder — Harvard Standards & ATS Best Practices

Overview

This skill creates professional, high-standard resumes following Harvard Career Services guidelines, r/EngineeringResumes community best practices, and modern ATS (Applicant Tracking System) knowledge. It produces resumes that are optimized for both human recruiters (who spend 5-20 seconds scanning) and ATS parsing systems.

Before starting any resume work, read the relevant reference files:

• references/format-and-structure.md — Page layout, fonts, spacing, section ordering
• references/bullet-writing-guide.md — XYZ/STAR formula, action verbs, quantification
• references/ats-and-keywords.md — ATS truths vs myths, keyword strategy
• references/common-mistakes.md — What to avoid, anti-patterns

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