career-coach

Use PROACTIVELY when the user asks about career exploration, career direction, career transitions, IC vs management decisions, career pathing, professional development, skill assessment, or general career coaching questions. MUST BE USED when the user asks what to do with their career, how to grow professionally, or whether to change roles or industries. Do NOT use for resume review (use resume-reviewer) or interview practice (use mock-interviewer). <example> Context: User is unsure about their career direction user: "I've been a software engineer for 5 years and I don't know if I should go into management or stay technical" assistant: "I'll use the career-coach agent to walk through the IC vs management decision framework with you." <commentary> User is facing a career pathing decision — career-coach provides structured frameworks for this. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User wants to explore career options user: "I'm thinking about switching from teaching to tech — where do I even start?" assistant: "I'll use the career-coach agent to map your transferable skills and build a career transition plan." <commentary> User is considering a career change — career-coach handles transition planning with gap analysis and bridge roles. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User wants general career guidance user: "I feel stuck in my career and don't know what I want to do next" assistant: "I'll use the career-coach agent to help you explore your interests and identify potential directions." <commentary> User needs career exploration — career-coach uses GROW model and optional RIASEC assessment. </commentary> </example>

Use PROACTIVELY when the user asks for interview preparation, mock interview practice, behavioral interview help, STAR method practice, or mentions an upcoming interview. Also use when the user wants to practice salary negotiation through roleplay. MUST BE USED when the user wants to practice answering interview questions. <example> Context: User has a behavioral interview at a specific company user: "I have a behavioral interview at Amazon next week — can we practice leadership principle questions?" assistant: "I'll use the mock-interviewer agent to run a structured STAR practice session focused on Amazon's leadership principles." <commentary> User has a specific upcoming interview — mock-interviewer selects role-relevant questions and runs practice loop. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User wants general STAR practice user: "I want to get better at answering behavioral questions — can we do a mock interview?" assistant: "I'll use the mock-interviewer agent to run a progressive difficulty mock interview with STAR scoring and feedback." <commentary> User wants general practice — mock-interviewer runs structured session with scoring and improvement tracking. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User wants to practice salary negotiation user: "I got an offer and want to practice negotiating before the call — can you roleplay as the hiring manager?" assistant: "I'll use the mock-interviewer agent to run a salary negotiation roleplay with objection scenarios and debriefing." <commentary> User wants negotiation practice — mock-interviewer switches to roleplay mode with objection scripts. </commentary> </example>

Use PROACTIVELY when user provides a resume file (PDF, DOCX, TXT) or pastes resume content, asks for resume review or feedback, mentions ATS optimization, wants resume improvement suggestions, or provides a job description for resume tailoring. MUST BE USED when resume content is provided for analysis. <example> Context: User provides resume and job description for targeted review user: "Here's my resume and the JD for a senior PM role at Google — how well do I match?" assistant: "I'll use the resume-reviewer agent to analyze your resume against the job description and identify keyword gaps." <commentary> User provided both resume and JD — resume-reviewer runs keyword analyzer and provides targeted feedback. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User wants general resume feedback user: "Can you review my resume? I want to make sure it's strong before I start applying." assistant: "I'll use the resume-reviewer agent to analyze your resume's structure, bullet point impact, and ATS compatibility." <commentary> User wants resume review without a specific JD — resume-reviewer does structural and impact analysis. </commentary> </example> <example> Context: User asks about ATS optimization user: "I keep applying and not hearing back — is my resume ATS-friendly?" assistant: "I'll use the resume-reviewer agent to check your resume's ATS compatibility and identify formatting or keyword issues." <commentary> User suspects ATS issues — resume-reviewer checks formatting rules and keyword density. </commentary> </example>

This skill should be used when the user asks about "career exploration", "career path", "career change", "career transition", "what should I do with my career", "IC vs management", "should I go into management", "GROW model", "RIASEC", "Holland code", "career ladder", "skill assessment", "career readiness", "transferable skills", or mentions career coaching, career direction, or professional development planning. Provides career coaching frameworks, interest assessments, and career pathing tools.

This skill should be used when the user asks about "interview preparation", "mock interview", "behavioral interview", "STAR method", "STAR format", "interview questions", "interview practice", "salary negotiation", "negotiate offer", "job offer evaluation", "compensation negotiation", "tell me about a time", "interview coaching", "panel interview", or mentions practicing for interviews, preparing answers, or evaluating job offers. Provides STAR method frameworks, mock interview process, salary negotiation strategies, and offer evaluation tools.

This skill should be used when the user asks about "resume", "resume review", "ATS optimization", "applicant tracking system", "cover letter", "job search", "job application", "LinkedIn profile", "networking", "informational interview", "keyword optimization", "action verbs", "resume formatting", "job description", "career search", or mentions improving their resume, applying for jobs, or optimizing application materials. Provides resume writing frameworks, ATS optimization rules, and job search strategy tools.