ChatGPTLand a new job in two months after a career break with AI-tailored résumés and mock interviews
Returning to job hunting after 10 years, former lawyer Santiago Barraza Lopez used ChatGPT to clarify what role he wanted, rewrite his résumé for each target job, draft cover letters and run mock interviews.
A prompt to try
Fill in the blanks. The prompt rewrites itself.
Here is my résumé: [paste]. Here is the job I'm applying for: [paste job description]. 1. Rewrite my résumé for this role: lead with what matters most to them, use action verbs, and quantify results only where I gave you numbers. Never invent experience. 2. Draft a short cover letter from these notes on why I want the job: [notes]. 3. Then interview me for this role, one question at a time, and give me feedback on each answer before asking the next.
Fill in anything in [brackets] before you send it. Anything that spends money, sends a message or signs something should stay behind your own approval.
How it went, step by step
- 01Talk through your strengths, interests and goals until you have a short list of target roles.
- 02Paste your résumé and each job description, and ask for a tailored version with action verbs and measurable outcomes.
- 03Draft a cover letter per role from a few notes on why you want it, then edit it to sound like you.
- 04Run a mock interview for each role and ask for feedback after every answer.
More like this
ChatGPTHave ChatGPT find a faster version of a hand-tuned assembly routine, with the cycle math
Dave Plummer, the former Microsoft engineer behind Windows Task Manager, asked ChatGPT to optimize a memcpy they wrote for the Motorola 68000.
ChatGPTGet your internet bill cut by having ChatGPT negotiate in the provider's live chat
After a door-to-door rep offered fiber for $50 a month, AJ Stuyvenberg had ChatGPT negotiate their Verizon bill through Verizon's own live chat.
ChatGPTRun three restaurants' policies, pricing checks and complaint replies with ChatGPT
Ted and Tami Taylor, who own three quick-service restaurants in New Mexico, use ChatGPT to draft required health procedures, reply to customer complaints and write a social media policy.