Resume Creator Word Add-in

Applying for jobs means producing many near-identical documents. Resume Creator turns that into a Ribbon button inside Microsoft Word.

What it does

• Database-backed content: companies, master experiences, per-role bullet points, qualifications, core competencies, and every job application live in a SQL Server database, so a resume is assembled from data rather than copied from the last one.
• Template-driven output: a Word template (.dotm) is filled with the selected role, focus areas, and bullets; a matching cover-letter template reuses the same application record.
• AI-assisted drafting: forms call the OpenAI API with per-request settings (model, temperature, length) to propose bullet points, competencies, key interests, and hidden keywords that are then edited by hand.
• Application tracking: recruiters, addresses, salary ranges, work arrangement, and status are recorded per application, with saved queries for recent activity.

Engineering

The solution is split into a presentation layer (the VSTO add-in), document services, validations, and contract projects, with xUnit and Moq tests and a SQL database project with post-deployment seed scripts. Secrets are stored encrypted outside the repository. The code is private because it holds personal job-search data; ask me about it if you’re curious.