AI prompts for resumes and cover letters

Prompts for every part of a job application: achievement-focused resume bullets, summaries and skills sections, ATS checks, first resumes, career changes and gaps, cover letters, application emails, references and follow-ups. Each one keeps you honest: it never invents experience and marks where you need to add a real number.

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24 prompts across 3 topics. Each works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any AI chat: open it, fill in the blanks and copy.

Career & Job Search prompts

Tailor my resume to a job descriptionAligns your resume to a specific job, honestly, and shows the gaps.
Write a cover letter that doesn't sound genericA specific, persuasive cover letter linking your evidence to what the employer needs.
Write a resume summary for my target roleWrites three short, specific resume summaries for a target role from your experience, without buzzwords or invented claims.
Write my first resume with little work experienceBuilds a one-page first resume for a student or graduate from education, projects, volunteering and part-time work.
Write a cover letter for a career changeWrites a cover letter that explains a career change convincingly by linking your past results to the new role's needs.
Write a short cover email to send with my job applicationWrites a brief, professional email to send your resume to a recruiter or hiring manager, with a subject line that gets opened.
Apply for an internal promotion or transferWrites an internal application letter and a talking-points sheet for a promotion or move to another team in your company.
Write or overhaul my resumeTurns your experience into an achievement-focused, ATS-friendly resume.
Turn my job duties into achievement-focused resume bulletsRewrites duty-style resume lines into concise achievement bullets with results, and flags where you need to add a real number.
Explain a career gap on my resume and in interviewsHelps you present a career gap honestly and confidently on a resume, in a cover letter line and as a short interview answer.
Translate my experience from another field into resume languageRewrites experience from another industry, the military or teaching into terms a new type of employer understands and values.
Cut my resume down to one pageShortens a long resume to one page by keeping what matters most for the target role and tightening every line.
Write a resume skills section that matches the jobBuilds a focused, honest skills section grouped by category and ordered by what the job description asks for.
Get a recruiter-style critique of my resumeGets a frank, prioritised critique of your resume from a recruiter's six-second-scan point of view, with specific rewrites.
Ask a former manager to be my referenceWrites a polite reference request to a former manager or colleague, with a short brief that makes it easy for them to say yes.
Write a follow-up email after applying for a jobWrites a short, polite follow-up after a job application or interview that adds value instead of just asking for an update.
Turn my academic CV into an industry resumeConverts a long academic CV into a two-page industry resume that shows research skills as business results.
Check my resume for applicant tracking systems (ATS)Reviews your resume for ATS readability and keyword match against a job description, with a prioritised list of honest fixes.
Write my career-change story for resumes and interviewsA confident narrative explaining why you're switching, plus a summary, LinkedIn headline, and interview answer.
Write an executive or C-suite resumeA senior-level resume that leads with scale, strategy, and results, tailored to board and executive search expectations in your target market.
Write a research statement for an academic job applicationA compelling research statement showing my agenda, past contributions, future plans, and fit with the hiring department.
Build a job application tracker in Google Sheets or ExcelA ready-to-build tracker for applications, contacts, and follow-ups, with status rules, reminders, and a weekly review routine.

HR & Hiring prompts

Create a resume screening rubricObjective screening criteria and a shortlist rationale that reduce bias.

Email & Workplace Communication prompts

Write a journal submission cover letter for my manuscriptA concise cover letter to the editor that states the contribution, fit with the journal, and required declarations.

AI prompts for resumes and cover letters

Career & Job Search prompts

HR & Hiring prompts

Email & Workplace Communication prompts

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