Make ChatGPT read your resume like a hiring manager

Upload your resume and the job post

Start a new chat in ChatGPT. Upload your resume and paste the full job post.

Prompt 1: the 6-second scan

This shows you what's actually wrong before you change anything.

Act as a hiring manager who's read 300 resumes today. Give mine a 6-second scan and tell me exactly where you stopped reading, and why.

Prompt 2: rewrite every bullet as a result

Duties tell a recruiter what you were supposed to do. Results tell them what you got done.

Rewrite every bullet as a result, not a duty, using Google's X-Y-Z formula: accomplished X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Tip: If you don't give it numbers, ChatGPT may leave a gap like [X%]. Fill it with a real number, or drop the number. Never guess one.

Prompt 3: find the missing keywords

Recruiters search applicant systems by keywords, so missing ones make you hard to find. Only add a keyword if you really have that skill.

List the keywords from this job post that are missing from my resume.

Prompt 4: the cover letter

Then read it out loud and change anything that doesn't sound like you.

Write a short cover letter for this job using only facts from my resume. Don't invent numbers, skills or experience. Mark anything you're unsure about so I can check it.