diff --git a/input/AGENTS.md b/input/AGENTS.md
index c6f160b..40771a1 100644
--- a/input/AGENTS.md
+++ b/input/AGENTS.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Automate the upstream resume customization workflow. Monitor the job-description
 - `ForCustomizing/outbox/YYYY/MM/DD/HHMM/` – timestamped folders containing Codex output Markdown (`<company>-<jobtitle>.md`) along with the exact prompt and the cleaned job description that fed Codex.
 - `ForCustomizing/processed/YYYY/MM/DD/HHMM/` – archives of job descriptions that Codex processed successfully.
 - `ForCustomizing/failed/` – captures job descriptions when Codex errors or a recoverable issue occurs. Fatal configuration errors still exit the container.
-- `templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example` – default instructions that scrub recruiter chatter and extract metadata; copy to `JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md` to override.
+- `templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example` – default instructions that scrub recruiter chatter while preserving all job description content and extract metadata; copy to `JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md` to override.
 - `templates/ResumeCustomizerPrompt.md.example` – default resume-customization instructions; copy to `ResumeCustomizerPrompt.md` to override.
 
 ## Running the Input Processor
diff --git a/input/README.md b/input/README.md
index 0f190d2..929ce6a 100644
--- a/input/README.md
+++ b/input/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The input side of ResumeCustomizer prepares job-specific Markdown resumes by sti
 1. Ensure `input/resume/` contains exactly one Markdown resume.
 2. Drop a single job-description file (plain text or Markdown) into `input/ForCustomizing/inbox/`.
 3. Start the watcher stack (`input/Docker/run-input-processor.sh up -d`).
-4. The watcher normalizes the messy job description via Codex (using `templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example` by default), then combines the cleaned Markdown, the base resume, and the resolved customization prompt into a second Codex run that writes the generated resume to `ForCustomizing/outbox/YYYY/MM/DD/HHMM/<company>-<jobtitle>.md`.
+4. The watcher normalizes the messy job description via Codex (using `templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example` by default), stripping recruiter chatter while preserving every job-related detail, then combines the cleaned Markdown, the base resume, and the resolved customization prompt into a second Codex run that writes the generated resume to `ForCustomizing/outbox/YYYY/MM/DD/HHMM/<company>-<jobtitle>.md`.
 5. Successful runs archive the job description under `ForCustomizing/processed/`, copy both the prompt and the cleaned job description into the same outbox folder, and leave the Codex output for human review. Failures move the job description into `ForCustomizing/failed/`.
 
 The human operator reviews the Codex output Markdown, makes any edits, and then manually hands it off to the output pipeline for document rendering.
diff --git a/input/templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example b/input/templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example
index 160ebd7..5066636 100644
--- a/input/templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example
+++ b/input/templates/JobDescriptionNormalizerPrompt.md.example
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Job Title: <role title in sentence case>
 ```
 
 Guidelines:
-- Strip all chatter that is not part of the actual role description.
+- Preserve every piece of content that belongs to the job description (responsibilities, requirements, benefits, etc.). Do **not** summarize, condense, or delete substantive details.
+- Only remove extraneous recruiter chatter such as greetings, signatures, contact blocks, forwarding notes, or metadata unrelated to the role itself.
 - If multiple companies or roles appear, pick the primary one the candidate should target.
 - Normalize whitespace, headings, and bullet lists in the Markdown output.
 - Omit personal identifiers for recruiters or candidates unless they are essential job facts.
@@ -24,4 +25,4 @@ Guidelines:
   note that it is inferred (e.g., “<Company> (inferred)”).
 - Never add commentary outside the format shown above.
 
-The raw content follows.
+The raw content follows verbatim. Retain all job-related text.