diff --git a/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js b/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js
index 5fd4944..d9804ee 100644
--- a/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js
+++ b/dist/helpers/generic-helpers.js
@@ -369,6 +369,18 @@ Generic template helper definitions for HackMyResume / FluentCV.
       }
     },
 
+    /**
+    Emit a conditional Markdown link.
+    @method link
+     */
+    linkMD: function(text, url) {
+      if (url && url.trim()) {
+        return '[' + text + '](' + url + ')';
+      } else {
+        return text;
+      }
+    },
+
     /**
     Return the last word of the specified text.
     @method lastWord
@@ -527,6 +539,10 @@ Generic template helper definitions for HackMyResume / FluentCV.
         return options.inverse(this);
       }
     },
+
+    /**
+    Emit padded text.
+     */
     pad: function(stringOrArray, padAmount, unused) {
       var PAD, ret;
       stringOrArray = stringOrArray || '';
@@ -542,6 +558,11 @@ Generic template helper definitions for HackMyResume / FluentCV.
       }
       return ret;
     },
+
+    /**
+    Given the name of a skill ("JavaScript" or "HVAC repair"), return the number
+    of years assigned to that skill in the resume.skills.list collection.
+     */
     skillYears: function(skill, rez) {
       var sk;
       sk = _.find(rez.skills.list, function(sk) {
@@ -552,6 +573,18 @@ Generic template helper definitions for HackMyResume / FluentCV.
       } else {
         return '?';
       }
+    },
+
+    /**
+    Given an object that may be a string or an object, return it as-is if it's a
+    string, otherwise return the value at obj[objPath].
+     */
+    stringOrObject: function(obj, objPath, rez) {
+      if (_.isString(obj)) {
+        return obj;
+      } else {
+        return LO.get(obj, objPath);
+      }
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee b/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee
index 79724fe..a8116f9 100644
--- a/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee
+++ b/src/helpers/generic-helpers.coffee
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ GenericHelpers = module.exports =
 
 
 
+  ###*
+  Emit a conditional Markdown link.
+  @method link
+  ###
+  linkMD: ( text, url ) ->
+    return if url && url.trim() then ('[' + text + '](' + url + ')') else text
+
+
+
   ###*
   Return the last word of the specified text.
   @method lastWord
@@ -492,6 +501,9 @@ GenericHelpers = module.exports =
 
 
 
+  ###*
+  Emit padded text.
+  ###
   pad: (stringOrArray, padAmount, unused ) ->
     stringOrArray = stringOrArray || ''
     padAmount = padAmount || 0
@@ -506,12 +518,26 @@ GenericHelpers = module.exports =
     ret
 
 
+
+  ###*
+  Given the name of a skill ("JavaScript" or "HVAC repair"), return the number
+  of years assigned to that skill in the resume.skills.list collection.
+  ###
   skillYears: ( skill, rez ) ->
     sk = _.find rez.skills.list, (sk) -> sk.name.toUpperCase() == skill.toUpperCase()
     if sk then sk.years else '?'
 
 
 
+  ###*
+  Given an object that may be a string or an object, return it as-is if it's a
+  string, otherwise return the value at obj[objPath].
+  ###
+  stringOrObject: ( obj, objPath, rez ) ->
+    if _.isString obj then obj else LO.get obj, objPath
+
+
+
 ###*
 Report an error to the outside world without throwing an exception. Currently
 relies on kludging the running verb into. opts.