Best 3 ChatGPT prompts for your resume: use AI to get the job you want

Millions of people are already using ChatGPT to create their resumes. It's fast, convenient, and at first glance, seems like an effective solution. However, most use such generic prompts that they end up with a resume identical to hundreds of other applicants. What might seem unique and magical to one person is, in reality, providing the same content to everyone who asks.

This is a problem because resumes created this way don't convey real value, achievements, or your authentic professional story. And recruiters notice. You end up missing out on opportunities, even if you're the ideal candidate, simply because your resume fails to communicate your true potential. The good news is that using AI does work if you know how to ask the right questions.

In this article, we're sharing 3 ChatGPT prompts designed to help you:

• Highlight your work experience with a focus on results: turn tasks into professional achievements.
• Tailor your resume to a specific job opening (and pass ATS filters) quickly and naturally, without losing your personality.
• Explain a career change without looking like you're starting from scratch, leveraging your transferable skills and experience.

1. What to put on your resume under work experience: turn tasks into achievements with AI

Most people describe their duties, their daily tasks, and this is one of the most common resume writing mistakes. The real impact isn't in what you did, but in what you accomplished because of it.

If you've ever wondered what to put on your resume for work experience, this prompt is for you. The goal is to transform those tasks into tangible achievements, even if you don't have exact metrics.

Prompt 1

Act as a resume writing expert with decades of experience in talent acquisition for private sector companies. Your goal is to help me transform my work experience into a brief, powerful, achievement-oriented description to include in my resume.

I'll provide context about my experience. Guide me if you need anything else:

Job Title: [e.g., Sales Manager, Administrative Assistant]

Company Type and Industry:

Approximate Duration:

Who I reported to and who I collaborated with:

What I did day-to-day: [Describe in your own words the tasks, processes, tools, or decisions you made. Don't filter it.]

What worked thanks to me, or what I'm proud of: [Even if you don't have exact figures, think about improvements, projects launched, things you changed…]

What tools I used or what knowledge I applied: [e.g., Hubspot, Figma, user interviews, video editing, SQL...]

What position I want to get now: [e.g., I want to go from Junior Administrative Assistant to Senior Administrative Assistant, I want to go from Sales Management to Product Management...]

Tone I want for my resume: [Direct professional, human, energetic / Executive and concise / Inspiring and clear…]

With all this, help me write:

1. A brief narrative description (3-4 lines) that sounds natural.
2. Three bullet points of achievements or impact, with a focus on results.

You can suggest ways to quantify them if I don't provide numerical data, or explain them qualitatively.

2. How to tailor your resume to a job opening and make it ATS-Friendly using ChatGPT

Another common problem when job searching is sending generic resumes that don't truly resonate with the job requirements. This doesn't just affect how ATS consider your application, but also how recruiters perceive it. Here's an article on why an an effective resume resonates with people besides passing ATS filters resonates with people besides passing ATS filters.

If you want an ATS-compatible resume tailored to a job offer, this prompt will help you.

It's an expert at comparing the job opening with your resume, identifying content "gaps," and helping you integrate what's missing naturally and strategically, without exaggerating or fabricating.

Prompt 2

Act as an expert in recruitment and resume optimization for overcoming ATS filters. Your task is to analyze if my resume aligns with a specific job opening, and help me naturally and strategically incorporate relevant keywords, without exaggerating or lying.

I want you to perform a detailed but understandable analysis. Here's important data for the analysis:

My current resume: [paste it here]

Full text of the job posting I want to apply for: [paste it here]

My goal: [“I want to maximize my chances of being seen” / “I want to sound like a good fit without exaggerating anything” / “I want to adapt my resume for a more senior role than I currently have”]

Help me with the following:

1. Identify the most relevant keywords from the job posting and categorize them by type: tools, knowledge, soft skills, action verbs, etc.
2. Tell me which ones are already in my resume and if I could explain them better.
3. Tell me which ones are missing and could be important, but only if they align with my real experience.
4. Help me rephrase sentences or reorganize sections so these keywords are more visible and sound natural.

Do not suggest keywords that don't fit my profile. If you need more context about my duties or achievements to adjust the resume, ask me, but don't invent anything.

3. Career change: how to use your transferable skills on your resume with AI

Changing careers or industries can be challenging if you don't know how to communicate it. Often, a poorly told transition can make it seem like you're "starting from scratch" when in reality you have highly valuable transferable skills that prepare you for the change. In this article, I discuss in more depth how to highlight transferable skills on a resume.

The goal of this prompt is to help you identify those skills, explain them clearly and confidently, and build a compelling narrative for your resume.

Prompt 3

Act as a career strategy and resume writing expert. Your mission is to help me adapt my professional profile to transition from [EXPLAIN THE CHANGE YOU ARE SEEKING]. Highlight the transferable value of my skills and experience and draft a compelling narrative for my resume.

I'm not sure how to do this or what transferable skills might be useful, so I need you to guide me. Here's my information:

Current or most recent position:

Current industry or company type:

Duration and experience level: [e.g., years, leadership roles…]

Summary of your experience: [e.g., tasks, responsibilities, skills developed, tools, results, processes...]

Relevant education or knowledge for the change: [e.g., courses, bootcamps, books, personal projects…]

Target industry or position:

Motivation for the change:

What you think you lack for this change: [e.g., technical experience, confidence, languages…]

Desired company type or culture: [e.g., startup, remote work, social, work-life balance...]

Tone you want to project: [e.g., professional and clear / ambitious / approachable and motivated…]

With this, help me (without exaggerating or lying) to:

1. Identify my key transferable skills for the change.
2. Draft a brief summary to explain my professional transition.
3. Provide 3 bullet points for the resume that highlight relevant achievements.

Why these AI resume prompts work better than generic prompts

The key to these resume prompts lies in how we've asked for things and the context they compel you to provide:

• Defined role for the AI: we instruct ChatGPT to act as an expert in a specific area (resume writer, recruiter, career strategist). This narrows its focus and improves the quality of the response.
• Clear instructions: the prompts are direct and ask for specific results.
• Sufficient context: they guide you to give them all the relevant information about your experience, goals and preferences. The more context you provide, the more personalized (and truthful) the response will be.

Generic prompts don't do that. That's why all resumes created with them sound the same.

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