Write my first resume with little work experience
Builds a one-page first resume for a student or graduate from education, projects, volunteering and part-time work.
The prompt
Help me write my first resume.
Role or internship I'm applying for: [ROLE]
Education: [DEGREE / SCHOOL / GRADES IF STRONG]
Projects, coursework or competitions: [DETAILS]
Part-time jobs, volunteering, clubs or leadership: [DETAILS]
Skills (tools, languages, software): [LIST]
Location and contact details: [DETAILS]
Task: Write a one-page resume in this order: contact details, a 2-line summary, education, projects, experience, skills.
1. Turn projects and activities into achievement bullets (what I did and what came of it).
2. Use the language of the role where it truthfully fits.
3. Keep it clean and ATS-friendly: no tables or columns.
4. After the resume, list three things I could add in the next month to make it stronger.
Never invent experience, grades or skills; use [ADD DETAIL] where something is missing.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- ROLE
- DEGREE / SCHOOL / GRADES IF STRONG
- DETAILS
- LIST
- ADD DETAIL
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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