ChatGPT can be a good resource for writing your resume from scratch or strengthening it.
Because ChatGPT is used for a lot of writing and proofing, you can provide prompts that can help write a good resume that will help you stand out.
Apart from just checking and proofreading, ChatGPT can also help with keyword research for your resume because most resumes pass through Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) where resumes are filtered (and sometimes deleted) based on the keywords of the job posting.
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What are Prompts?
ChatGPT prompt is a phrase or instruction that is given into the ChatGPT AI model to generate a response. A ChatGPT prompt can be anything from a statement, question or any word that can spark engagement.
A prompt can something like “What is the difference between quel and quelle in French” or “Explain this piece of code: [Paste Code]”
While simple prompts like the above work, they do not provide the best results.
Best Practices for Writing ChatGPT Prompts
Here are some of the things you should do to write good prompts and get the best results from ChatGPT
- Be clear: Don’t provide ambigous and vague statements. Be as clear as you can for the best results.
- Simplicity: The more you simplify what you’re saying the more ChatGPT gives out answers related to what you want.
- Be specific: Provide as much details as possible for better results
- Provide context: Give examples and scope of what you want. If you’re looking for a software engineering job, make sure to state the position as well (front-end, back-end, fullstack).
- Role-playing: ChatGPT gives out better results if you tell it to pretend like someone. Example if you’re preparing for a presentation about something you can tell it to pretend to be like a student who doesn’t know anything about the topic and ask questions.
Using ChatGPT to Review Your Resume
- What appropriate sections to add for making my resume more readable
- How to make my resume easier to scan
- What kind of numbers and results can I add to my resume
- What type of action verbs should I choose
- Am I using too many buzzwords and how to replace them, if so
Or you can use this other prompt tailored to the job you’re applying.
I want you to act as a resume reviewer. I will provide you with my resume, and you’re supposed to look and provide me with feedback on it based on this job of [JOB TITLE] that I’m applying. Please include feedback on the following points:
- What appropriate sections to add for making my resume more readable
- How to make my resume easier to scan
- What kind of numbers and results can I add to my resume
- What type of action verbs should I choose
- Am I using too many buzzwords and how to replace them
- What keywords should I add/remove to beat the AST
Do you understand?
After ChatGPT replies that it understands you can paste your resume and get feedback from it.
What you’re supposed to do next is keep asking more questions according to the answers that it gives you.
ChatGPT Prompts for New Resumes
It’s not a good idea to solely rely on ChatGPT to create your resume from scratch because you know more about you can ChatGPT ever can. But here is a prompt that we’ve tested and fine-tuned to help you create you resume from scratchYou’re my personal career coach and your task is to help me with writing my resume from scratch.
I am [software engineer] and I’m applying for the job based on this title: [Full Stack Software Engineer PHP Laravel VueJS HTML CSS]Here are the sections that are needed in my resume:
– Professional summary statement
– Languages, Framework, Tools
– Project Experience
– Work Experience
– Relevant technical experience
– Education
You are going to be asking me questions based on the information that you want to know in order to write the best resume.
Ask the questions by step (and not all at once). Use action verbs and also follow Harvard’s resume guide Once you’re done with all the questions you will return a full written resume
Do you understand? If yes, start asking me questions that will help you know more about me.
With this prompt, you just replace the words in brackets with what applies for you. (Your professional title and job title).
ChatGPT will proceed to ask you questions and the create your resume for you. Don’t worry about your wording and sentence structure, ChatGPT wil re-write with action verbs.
Change the sections to match the standard in your industry such as if you need referrals, etc.
ChatGPT Prompts for Existing Resumes
Below are ChatGPT prompts if you want to strengthen your existing resume but remember that to use these prompts you also need to provide/paste your existing resume as well.- Here is my current resume, what would you change if I were applying to this [ROLE] at this [COMPANY]? I’m giving you the job description and my resume [PASTE RESUME AND JOB DESCRIPTION]
- Create a professional summary under 100 characters to showcase my skills and experiences relevant to a [TITLE] role. [PASTE RESUME]
- Update the experience section in my resume to make it sound for actionable. Use action verbs. [PASTE RESUME]
- Write 5 resume bullet points achievements to highlight my skills related to this job [TITLE] that I’m applying [PASTE RESUME]
Your Digital Presence as Your Resume
In the last decade, the traditional way of being hired was always done through resumes.
While it still is true right now, it is not the only way to get hired. There is another side.
The side where your digital presence is your resume. Specifically your 𝕏/Twitter account
Twitter is like your resume.
Treat it well and you’ll never be out of a job again.— Yannick Veys – Marketing & Growth (@Yannick_Veys) August 23, 2022
You no longer have to display all your experiences on a piece of paper.
What you share and talk about online is what will get you hired.
And this is how all of Hypefury’s team members were hired. No formal education, no long processes.
Just Yannick or Samy (Hypefury’s founders) tweeting about the job openings and people applying.
And not only Hypefury does this. A lot of startups do this. If you want to be hired by Fortune 500 companies then you need to go through the traditional way.
But if you want to work for startups then you need to play the game of Twitter. And there is no other tool to help you than Hypefury. Give it a try for 7 days free and see how your game improves.
