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Personalized Outreach Skill

Generate tailored CVs in LaTeX, LinkedIn outreach messages, and cover letters for specific companies and job roles.

Setup

Required Directories

Create the following directory structure in your project root:

profile/
├── profile-summary.md          # 1-2 paragraph career overview
├── work-experience.md          # Employment history with metrics
├── personal-projects.md        # Side projects and open-source work
├── general-info.md             # Education, location, email, links
└── public-performance.md       # (Optional) Talks, publications, community involvement

output/
├── cv/                         # Generated LaTeX CVs
├── cover-letters/              # Generated cover letters
└── outreach/                   # Generated LinkedIn messages

Profile File Contents

profile-summary.md

  • 1-2 paragraph overview of your career and key achievements

work-experience.md

  • Company name, role title, employment dates
  • Industry/context description
  • Key achievements with metrics (% growth, revenue, MAU increase, TVL scaling, etc.)

personal-projects.md

  • Project name and GitHub URL
  • Description and tech stack
  • Impact or outcomes
  • Work dates

general-info.md

  • Full name, location, email
  • Education (degree, school, graduation year)
  • Languages spoken
  • Links (LinkedIn, GitHub, X, portfolio, etc.)

public-performance.md (optional)

  • Conference talks and speaking engagements
  • Publications or blog posts
  • Community contributions

How to Use

Step 1: Invoke the Skill

/personalized-outreach

Step 2: Provide Company Information

Share details about the company:

  • What the company does
  • Key products/services
  • Company values or culture
  • Company mission or focus areas
  • URL (optional)

Step 3: Share Role Details (Optional)

If you have a specific job posting:

  • Job title
  • Job description
  • Key responsibilities
  • Required experience

Skip if the role is open or general.

Step 4: Confirm Output Types

Specify which materials you need:

  • CV (always generated)
  • Cover letter
  • LinkedIn message (specify if free or premium account: free=200 chars, premium=300 chars)

Step 5: Receive Tailored Materials

Files are generated and saved to:

  • output/cv/cv-{company}.tex
  • output/cover-letters/cover-letter-{company}.md
  • output/outreach/{company}.md

Step 6: [Optional] Convert to PDF

You can use Overleaf service to convert the generated .tex file to a PDF

Output Details

CV (cv-{company}.tex)

LaTeX file ready for PDF compilation via Overleaf or local compiler.

Includes:

  • Tailored professional summary (optimized for company focus)
  • 4+ work experiences with tailored achievements
  • 2-3 personal projects (selected and tailored)
  • Skills section (tailored to company needs)
  • Education and certifications
  • Contact information and links

Cover Letter (cover-letter-{company}.md)

Markdown formatted letter, 300-400 words.

Structure:

  • Opening: specific reference to company mission/products
  • Body: 2-3 most relevant experiences with actual metrics
  • Closing: soft call to action and genuine interest

LinkedIn Outreach Message ({company}.md)

Short, compelling message for LinkedIn connection requests.

Details:

  • Under 200 characters (free account) or 300 characters (premium)
  • Specific company reference
  • Relevant background mention
  • Soft call to action
  • Exact character count included

Tone & Style

All outputs follow these principles:

  • Professional but casual (human, confident, not corporate)
  • Metrics-first (real numbers before keywords)
  • No invented facts (everything from your profile files)
  • No generic phrases ("I came across your profile", "I hope this message finds you well")
  • Capitalization: only first letter of sentences, proper nouns stay capitalized

Example Workflow

  1. Create profile/ directory with your background
  2. Invoke /personalized-outreach
  3. Provide company info:
    • "Gnosis - Web3 infrastructure, Safe ($100B+ AUM), CoW Protocol, Zodiac, Gnosis Chain"
  4. Provide job info (optional):
    • "Product Manager role, no specific JD provided"
  5. Confirm outputs:
    • "Generate CV and cover letter"
  6. Receive:
    • output/cv/cv-gnosis.tex - Ready for Overleaf
    • output/cover-letters/cover-letter-gnosis.md - Tailored to Gnosis mission

All materials are company-specific, metric-driven, and based on your actual background.
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