cv-letter

cv-letter is a Command Line Interface (CLI) tool that combines a resume, a job description, and a LaTeX template to create a personalized AI-generated cover letter. It utilizes OpenAI's GPT-3.5 model to tailor the content to specific job applications, highlighting crucial details like email contact, company names, and relevant skills.

Features

• AI-driven generation of tailored cover letters.
• Accepts job descriptions and resumes in text and PDF formats.
• Outputs LaTeX formatted cover letters.
• Customizable through various command-line flags.

Installation

To install cv-letter, you need to have Node.js set up on your system.

npm install cv-letter

Configuration

• Set up your OpenAI API key in the openaiConfig.json file located at the root of the package:

  {
    "apiKey": "Your-OpenAI-API-Key"
  }

• set your own openai apiKey

  cvl --apiKey=<your own apikey>

• Ensure LaTeX is installed for PDF processing.

Usage

Run cv-letter with the paths to your job description, LaTeX cover letter template, and resume:

cv-letter <job-description-path> <cover-letter-path> <resume-path>

Flags

• --clear, -c: Clear the console before running (default: true).
• --noClear: Do not clear the console before running.
• --debug, -d: Print debug information (default: false).
• --version, -v: Print the CLI version.
• --apiKey, -a: Set or update the OpenAI API key.

Commands

• help: Display help information.

Example

cv-letter ./job-description.txt ./cover-letter.tex ./resume.pdf

Contributing

We welcome contributions to cv-letter. Please refer to CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on contributions.

License

This project is under the MIT License.

Author

• Shikhar - Portfolio