diff --git a/data/kyle_resume.pdf b/data/kyle_resume.pdf
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diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
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--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1 +1,26 @@
-console.log("It Worked")
\ No newline at end of file
+const fs = require('fs');
+const pdf = require('pdf-parse');
+
+// Path to the PDF file you want to extract text from
+const pdfPath = 'data/kyle_resume.pdf';
+
+// Function to extract text from the PDF and return it as a string
+async function extractTextFromPDF(pdfPath) {
+  try {
+    const data = await fs.promises.readFile(pdfPath);  // Use promises with fs
+    const pdfData = await pdf(data);  // Parse the PDF
+    return pdfData.text;  // Return the extracted text
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error('Error extracting text from PDF: ' + error.message);
+  }
+}
+
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    const extractedText = await extractTextFromPDF(pdfPath); // Waits for PDF extraction to complete
+    // console.log('Extracted Text:', extractedText); // Logs the extracted text
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error.message); // Catches and logs any errors that occurred
+  }
+})();
+
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+  "name": "ai_cover_letter_generator",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "ai_cover_letter_generator",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pdf-parse": "^1.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "3.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-3.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CFjzYYAi4ThfiQvizrFQevTTXHtnCqWfe7x1AhgEscTz6ZbLbfoLRLPugTQyBth6f8ZERVUSyWHFD/7Wu4t1XQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/node-ensure": {
+      "version": "0.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-ensure/-/node-ensure-0.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DRI60hzo2oKN1ma0ckc6nQWlHU69RH6xN0sjQTjMpChPfTYvKZdcQFfdYK2RWbJcKyUizSIy/l8OTGxMAM1QDw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
+    "node_modules/pdf-parse": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pdf-parse/-/pdf-parse-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-v6ZJ/efsBpGrGGknjtq9J/oC8tZWq0KWL5vQrk2GlzLEQPUDB1ex+13Rmidl1neNN358Jn9EHZw5y07FFtaC7A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "debug": "^3.1.0",
+        "node-ensure": "^0.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.8.1"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "dependencies": {
+    "pdf-parse": "^1.1.1"
+  },
+  "name": "ai_cover_letter_generator",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "main.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC"
+}