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BeginnerProductivity· about 30 min

Before you apply, use 4 prompts to match your resume to the job

Give AI the job post and your resume: find missing keywords, rewrite weak lines, write a three-line intro, then have it play interviewer one question at a time. Never let it invent experience.

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The problem

Sending the same resume to every job often gets it screened out at first glance, and when you edit it yourself you're not sure what the job really cares about. Ask AI to "fix my resume" and it readily adds things you never did.

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What to prepare

  • Your resume and one job post

How to do it

  1. 1

    Find keywords the job wants but your resume lacks

    Paste the full job post and your resume together.

    Prompt
  2. 2

    Rewrite weak lines as action plus result

    Paste only the lines you want to improve. Where a number is missing it leaves a blank; fill in your real number.

    Prompt
  3. 3

    Write a three-line intro

    Put it at the top of your resume or use it to open a cover letter.

    Prompt
  4. 4

    Have AI play interviewer

    Answer one question at a time and read its feedback on how you structured each answer.

    Prompt
  5. 5

    Check four things before you send

    The author's four rules: never add anything you didn't do, because interviewers ask about every line; read every word, because AI is confidently wrong; delete your phone and address first; finally edit it once more in your own voice.

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