Output Guide¶

This guide provides ready-to-use prompt templates for generating tailored professional outputs from your PROFESSIONAL_HUB.md. Each prompt is designed to be pasted directly into an LLM of your choice with your hub content attached.

How to use these prompts:

Open your PROFESSIONAL_HUB.md

Copy the relevant sections (or the full document for best results)

Open your LLM of choice (local or cloud)

Paste the prompt, then paste your hub content below it

Review the output critically - edit, adjust, and make it yours before using it

A reminder on privacy: if you are using a cloud LLM (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.) be mindful of what personal data you are sharing. For sensitive information such as salary expectations, client names, or personal contact details, either redact them before pasting or use a local model instead.

CV / Resume¶

Use this prompt when applying for a specific role and you need a tailored CV that highlights the most relevant parts of your background.

When to use: job applications, recruiter outreach, headhunter submissions.

Prompt:

I am going to give you my complete professional hub document - a comprehensive record
of my professional identity, experiences, skills, education, and projects.

Your task is to generate a tailored CV for the following role and context:

- **Role / Job Title:** [paste job title here]
- **Company or context:** [paste company name or brief description here]
- **Job description or requirements:** [paste job description here, or describe the
  type of role if no specific description is available]

Instructions:

- Select only the experiences, skills, projects, and education that are directly
  relevant to this role. Omit or briefly mention anything that is not.
- Lead with impact and outcomes, not job descriptions. Use numbers and specifics
  where the hub provides them.
- Keep the tone professional and direct. Match the apparent culture of the company
  based on the job description.
- Format the output as a clean Markdown document structured as a CV, with clear
  sections for: Summary, Experience, Skills, Education, and Projects (if relevant).
- Keep it to a maximum of two pages worth of content. If you need to cut something,
  cut the least relevant items first and flag what you removed.
- Do not invent or embellish anything. If a detail is not in the hub, do not add it.

Here is my professional hub:

[paste your PROFESSIONAL_HUB.md content here]

After generation: read the output carefully. Check that:

The emphasis matches what actually matters for this role
Nothing was invented or exaggerated
The summary sounds like you, not a generic candidate
The skills section reflects your honest proficiency levels

Edit freely before using.

Cover Letter¶

Use this prompt when you need a cover letter that connects your background to a specific role and company. A good cover letter is not a summary of your CV - it is a targeted argument for why you are the right person for this specific opportunity.

When to use: job applications, cold outreach to companies, speculative applications.

Prompt:

I am going to give you my complete professional hub document - a comprehensive record
of my professional identity, experiences, skills, education, and projects.

Your task is to write a tailored cover letter for the following role and context:

- **Role / Job Title:** [paste job title here]
- **Company:** [paste company name here]
- **Job description or requirements:** [paste job description here]
- **Anything specific about the company I want to reference:** [optional: paste a note
  about why this company, a specific project they are working on, a value they hold,
  or anything else worth acknowledging]

Instructions:

- The letter should be 3 to 4 short paragraphs. No filler, no fluff.
- Opening: connect directly to the role and why I am interested. Avoid generic openers
  like "I am writing to apply for...". Start with something specific and direct.
- Middle: draw a clear line between 2 to 3 specific experiences or projects from my hub
  and the requirements of this role. Focus on outcomes and relevance.
- Closing: a confident, direct close. No groveling. Express genuine interest and
  propose a next step.
- Tone: match the apparent culture of the company. A startup cover letter reads
  differently from one for a large enterprise.
- Write in first person. Sound like a person, not a template.
- Do not invent or embellish anything. If a detail is not in the hub, do not add it.

Here is my professional hub:

[paste your PROFESSIONAL_HUB.md content here]

After generation: read it out loud. Ask yourself:

Does this sound like something I would actually say?
Is the connection between my background and this role clear and specific?
Is the opening strong enough to keep a recruiter reading?
Does the closing feel confident?

Rewrite any sentence that sounds like it came from a template.

Tips for Better Outputs¶

Be specific in the role context. The more detail you give about the role and company, the more the LLM can filter and emphasize the right parts of your hub. A vague job title produces a vague CV.

Iterate. The first output is a draft. Ask the LLM to revise specific sections, adjust the tone, cut content, or emphasize different experiences. Treat it as a collaborative editing session, not a one-shot generation.

Check for hallucinations. LLMs can occasionally add plausible-sounding details that are not in your hub. Read every output against your hub and remove anything you did not actually do or achieve.

Save good outputs. When you generate a CV or cover letter you are happy with, save it in outputs/cv/ or outputs/cover-letters/ in your professionaldata repository with a filename that identifies the role and date. You will thank yourself later.

For example: CV_GOOGLE_2026-06-27.pdf in format <doctype>_<company>_<yyyy-mm-dd>.<file_extension>