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name: cv-builder
description: Generate professional, ATS-compatible CVs from career information - structure, achievement phrasing, and clean formatting. Use to create or rebuild a CV.
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# CV Builder

## Overview

Build CVs that pass ATS parsing and convince humans in the 30-second scan.

## ATS-safe rules

- Single column, standard fonts, no tables/text boxes/headers-footers for key info
- Standard section names: Experience, Education, Skills (or FR equivalents)
- File: DOCX or text-layer PDF, named `Prenom-Nom-CV.pdf`
- Keywords from the target job family appear naturally in experience bullets

## Structure

1. **Header** - name, title targeted, city, phone, email, LinkedIn
2. **Summary** - 3 lines: profile + top strengths + target (skip for juniors)
3. **Experience** - reverse chronological; per role: 3-6 achievement bullets
4. **Education / certifications**
5. **Skills** - grouped (technical, languages, tools); honest levels
6. Optional: projects, publications, volunteering

## Achievement bullets (the core craft)

Formula: **action verb + what + measurable result**
- ❌ "Responsable de la migration des données"
- ✅ "Migré 12 systèmes sources vers Supabase (4M lignes) avec 0 perte, réduisant les coûts d'infrastructure de 30%"
No number available? Use scope: team size, budget, users, frequency.

## Workflow

1. Load the Career book first: `career action=status`. Use Master CV, experience, education, strengths and gaps already stored. If a file exists, `pdf-ocr-extractor` on a user PDF, or interview the user role by role. Write the rebuilt CV back with `career action=profile` `master_cv=...`.
2. Clarify the target role - a CV without a target is a biography.
3. Draft; rewrite every duty into an achievement.
4. Length: 1 page < 8 years experience, 2 pages max otherwise.
5. Produce DOCX via `docx-generator` + PDF export; run `proofreader`.
6. For a specific offer, hand to `cv-tailoring` + `ats-analyzer`. On the Career desk, `career action=prepare` already writes a single-column professional DOCX (header, target, summary, skills, experience bullets, education, cover letter) in the language of the offer. Never invent an employer, date or tool.

## Rules

- Never invent experience, dates, or diplomas.
- Gaps: address honestly (formation, freelance, family) rather than hide.