Turn my academic CV into an industry resume
Converts a long academic CV into a two-page industry resume that shows research skills as business results.
The prompt
Act as a career adviser for PhDs and researchers moving into industry.
My academic CV: [PASTE]
Target industry role: [e.g. data scientist, UX researcher, policy analyst, R&D scientist]
Job description (optional): [PASTE]
Task:
1. Choose what to keep: the research, methods, tools and outcomes that matter for the target role.
2. Rewrite research and teaching as achievements (problems solved, methods used, scale, impact, collaboration).
3. Replace the publication list with a short "Selected publications" line or remove it, depending on the role.
4. Write a 3-line summary that explains the value of my research background.
5. Output a two-page resume in a standard industry order.
Rules: no jargon a hiring manager outside my field wouldn't know; never inflate results.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- PASTE
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RTF structure (Role, Task, Format). RTF tells the model who to be, what to do and what shape the answer should take. It is the quickest structure that still gives noticeably better results than a bare request.
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