That’s why it ends up bloated, cliché, and nothing like how recruiters actually think.

Use these 11 prompts to turn your experience into a sharp, targeted resume every time:

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1. Analyze Job Requirements

Use this first to decode what the employer actually wants and prioritize what matters most.

Prompt: "I'm applying for [job title] at [company]. Here's the job description: [paste JD]. Identify the top 10 hard skills, soft skills, and keywords that appear most critical. Rank them by importance and tell me which ones I should prioritize in my resume."

1. Target role & strategy calibration

Use this before any resume writing so the AI actually thinks like a recruiter for your role.

Prompt: "You are an experienced recruiter and hiring manager in [TARGET INDUSTRY] who regularly screens resumes for roles like [TARGET ROLE TITLE].

Step 1 – Ask me questions: Ask me up to 15 concise questions to understand:

• The exact job I want now (role, level, location/remote, salary band)
• The job description (I’ll paste it)
• My career stage (student/new grad, junior, mid, senior, lead, executive)
• My top 10 skills (technical + soft)
• My 5–10 biggest achievements
• Any constraints: employment gaps, career switch, short tenures, non-standard path, etc.
• Country I’m applying in (so you follow local resume norms)

Do NOT start writing a resume yet.

Step 2 – Summarize positioning: After I answer:

• Summarize my ideal target role in 3–4 bullet points
• List 5–7 key value propositions that matter MOST for this role
• List 5–10 MUST-HAVE skills/keywords from the job description
• Highlight any risk factors (gaps, weak areas) and how we’ll strategically handle them in the resume

Wait for my confirmation on this summary before drafting anything.”

1. Turn raw experience into a quantified bullet bank

Use this to transform your brain dump / old CV into clean, quantified achievements.

Prompt: “Act as a specialist resume writer for [TARGET ROLE TITLE] roles.

I’ll paste:

1. My existing CV / LinkedIn text / brain dump
2. The target job description

Your job:

1. Extract & organize experience
   • Group content by role, company, and dates.
   • For each role, create 6–12 bullet points using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
   • Rewrite vague bullets into specific, outcome-focused achievements.
2. Aggressively quantify impact
   • Wherever possible, propose realistic numbers for scope and impact (%, $, #, time).
   • If data is missing, propose 2–3 plausible options and ask me follow-up questions to pick the right one.
3. Make it role-relevant
   • Highlight achievements that clearly map to the job description.
   • Mark each bullet with tags in brackets like [LEADERSHIP], [PYTHON], [CUSTOMER], [OPERATIONS], [COST SAVINGS] so I can later filter.

Output:

• A “Bullet Bank” table with columns: [Role] | [Bullet] | [Tags] | [Metric to verify with me]
• Then, list 10–20 of the STRONGEST bullets you think will impress a recruiter for [TARGET ROLE TITLE].”

1. Build a laser-targeted resume for ONE specific job

Now use the bullet bank + job ad to generate a focused resume (not generic filler).

Prompt: “You are a recruiter who screens hundreds of resumes a week for [TARGET ROLE TITLE] roles.

Inputs I will provide:

• The target job description
• The country/market I’m applying in
• My “Bullet Bank” of achievements (grouped by role, with tags)
• My confirmed positioning summary

Your tasks:

1. Role & JD analysis
   • Identify the 10–15 highest-priority skills, outcomes, and responsibilities in the JD.
   • Briefly explain what type of candidate the JD is secretly optimizing for.
2. Bullet selection
   • From my Bullet Bank, pick the strongest 8–12 bullets TOTAL that best match the JD.
   • Prioritize measurable impact and recency.
   • Avoid redundancy: every bullet should add a new angle of value.
3. Resume draft (1–2 pages max)
   • Write a resume tailored to this ONE job, in this order:
     • Header (name, title aligned to target role, location, contact, LinkedIn/GitHub/portfolio if relevant)
     • 3–6 line “Profile / Summary” that clearly positions me for this role.
     • “Key Skills” 2–3 lines broken into categories (e.g., Technical, Business, Tools).
     • Experience section: roles in reverse-chronological order with selected bullets.
     • Add relevant projects, education, certifications only if they strengthen my fit.
   • Make sure the most important content appears in the top half of page 1.
4. Constraints:
   • No clichés like “hard-working team player”, “results-driven”, “dynamic individual”.
   • No generic responsibilities; focus on outcomes, scope, and impact.
   • Keep sentences clear and concise; avoid long paragraphs.

Output:

• The full tailored resume in clean text.
• Then a short explanation of WHY you chose those bullets and structure.”