resume-anonymizer - Claude MCP Skill

# Resume Anonymizer Skill

## Purpose

This skill specializes in anonymizing resumes and CVs by removing personal identifiers, gender pronouns, age-related information, and other potentially discriminatory data while preserving document formatting and professional presentation.

## Core Capabilities

### Name Anonymization

- Replaces personal names with contextually-appropriate anonymous labels

- Uses single anonymous identifiers e.g., Candidate A, Applicant, Professional rather than sequential numbering

- Maintains similar character length to preserve formatting and layout

- Preserves professional title structures while removing personal identity

### Gender Neutralization

- Converts gendered pronouns he/him/his, she/her/hers to neutral alternatives they/them/their

- Removes or neutralizes gendered job titles e.g., waitress → server, chairman → chairperson

- Identifies and removes gender-specific club member

ships or activities when context suggests bias risk

- Maintains professional accompli

shments while removing gender markers

### Age Obfuscation

- Removes graduation dates that clearly indicate age

- Converts specific years of experience to ranges e.g., 15 years → 10+ years, 2 years → 1-3 years

- Removes birth dates, age references, and year-specific educational milestones

- Preserves career progression timeline while obscuring absolute chronology

### Additional Bias Reduction

- Identifies and handles names that may indicate race, ethnicity, or national origin

- Removes or generalizes location information that might suggest socioeconomic status

- Handles religious affiliations, cultural organizations, and potentially identifying activities

- Preserves relevant professional skills and achievements while removing bias indicators

### Format Preservation

- Maintains PDF layout, fonts, and visual structure

- Preserves spacing and alignment by using replacement text of similar length

- Keeps professional formatting intact bullet points, sections, headers

- Generates clean, readable anonymized resume

## Resume-Specific Processing

### Contact Information

- Replaces name with Candidate or similar professional identifier

- Removes or generalizes location to city/region level only

- Replaces actual contact details with placeholder formats

- Preserves Linked

In/portfolio structure while anonymizing identifiers

### Education Section

- Removes graduation dates or converts to decade ranges

- Preserves degree types and institutions unless regionally identifying

- Handles honors, GPA, and academic achievements neutrally

- Maintains relevant coursework and certifications

### Experience Section

- Preserves job titles, responsibilities, and achievements

- Removes company-specific details that might reveal identity through projects

- Maintains career progression narrative while obscuring timeline specifics

- Handles references to my team, I led, etc. with neutral language

### Skills and Achievements

- Preserves all relevant professional competencies

- Removes personally identifying project names or client references

- Maintains quantitative achievements while removing contextual identifiers

- Handles language skills and certifications appropriately

## Technical Implementation

### PDF Processing Pipeline

1. Text Extraction: Extract content while preserving layout information

2. Pattern Recognition: Identify names, pronouns, dates, and bias indicators using enhanced NLP

3. Smart Replacement: Replace identified elements with format-preserving alternatives

4. Layout Reconstruction: Regenerate PDF maintaining original visual structure

5. Quality Verification: Ensure anonymization completeness and document integrity

### Replacement Strategies

- Names: Use consistent, professional identifiers of similar length

- Pronouns: Systematic conversion to gender-neutral forms

- Dates: Convert to ranges or remove while preserving career progression

- Locations: Generalize to appropriate geographic level

- Organizations: Preserve professional relevance while removing identifying details

## Output Specifications

- Anonymized PDF resume maintaining professional appearance

- Anonymization log detailing all changes made

- Character count matching for layout preservation

- Quality assurance report confirming bias reduction effectiveness

## Ethical Considerations

- Maintains professional qualifications and achievements

- Preserves career narrative while removing bias opportunities

- Provides reversible anonymization when legally required

- Balances privacy protection with professional presentation requirements