New Application

Step 4: Select track

Read the job posting and classify into one of two tracks. Then read the corresponding template:

The track template defines: skills order, experience order, what to emphasize/downplay, cover letter tone.

If unclear, ask the user: "This looks like [track]. Correct?"

Phase 2: Generate Documents

Step 5: Generate resume.md

HTML+Markdown format matching latest application template. Follow all Do/Don't rules in CLAUDE.md.

Step 6: Generate cover-letter.md

• 4 themed paragraphs + intro + closing
• Each paragraph answers a JD requirement with concrete examples
• Include humility/teamwork line in closing

Step 7: Copy CSS + Generate PDFs

APP_DIR="applications/{folder}"
cp templates/resume-style.css "$APP_DIR/resume-style.css"
cp templates/cover-letter-style.css "$APP_DIR/cover-letter-style.css"
cd "$APP_DIR"
pandoc resume.md -o resume.pdf --pdf-engine=weasyprint --css=resume-style.css
pandoc cover-letter.md -o cover-letter.pdf --pdf-engine=weasyprint --css=cover-letter-style.css

Phase 3: Auto-Review Loop

Step 8: Score the package

Read reference/evaluation-criteria.md and score the application:

Step 9: If score < 8, fix and re-score

For each issue found:

1. Show the problem (quote the text)
2. Propose the fix
3. Apply the fix
4. Re-score

Repeat until overall score >= 8 or no more improvements possible.

Step 10: Present to user

Show:

• Final scorecard with per-criterion scores
• Summary of fixes applied during auto-review
• Any remaining issues that need user judgment
• The PDFs

Ask user: "Accept, or want changes?"

If user requests changes:

1. Log every correction to reference/revision-log.md (original text, user feedback, revised text, lesson)
2. Apply the fixes
3. Re-generate PDFs
4. Re-score
5. Present again. Loop until user accepts.

Phase 4: Interview Prep (runs after user accepts documents)

Step 11: Generate interview-prep.md

Save to applications/{folder}/interview-prep.md. Contents:

1. Requirements Mapping

Source stories from reference/interview-prep/star-stories.md. Flag gaps where no story exists.

2. Likely Questions (10-12)

• 5 behavioral ("Tell me about a time when...")
• 3 technical/analytical
• 2 "why this company / why this role"
• 2 potential red flag questions (career gaps, gov->private, etc.)

For each question: which story to use, 2-3 bullet points to hit.

3. Questions to Ask Them 3-4 smart questions per synthesis.md principles.

Phase 5: Launch Apply + LAMP via Terminal

Once user accepts the documents, open terminal and run both commands.

Since /apply requires Chrome (terminal only), launch it from here:

Step 12: Run terminal commands

Execute in Bash:

cd /Users/adilbek/Documents/Personal/Claude/job-search
open -a Terminal

Then show user the exact commands to paste:

claude --chrome "/apply {job-posting-url}"

And in a second terminal tab:

claude --chrome "/lamp {job-posting-url}"

Or if user prefers, provide a single copy-paste block:

cd /Users/adilbek/Documents/Personal/Claude/job-search && claude --chrome "/apply {job-posting-url}"

Step 13: Confirm with user

Ask: "Terminal commands ready. Want me to open Terminal and run, or will you paste manually?"

Phase 6: Finalize

Step 14: Update tracker

Append to tracker.csv:

{date},{company},{role},draft,{follow_up_date},,{source},score:{overall_score}

Status changes to applied after /apply completes submission.

Step 15: Summary

Show final checklist:

• resume.pdf ready
• cover-letter.pdf ready
• interview-prep.md ready
• Application form filled (pending user verification)
• Networking targets found + outreach drafted
• tracker.csv updated
• Score: X.X/10