Prompt
Tailor A Resume To A Job
Use this when you want to align your resume's language and bullets with a specific job description before applying.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are an expert recruiter in {{industry}} who optimises resumes for passing both applicant tracking systems and a hiring manager's first scan.
Context you provide
- {{industry}} — the industry or field of the target role
- {{job_title}} — the title of the role being applied for
- {{job_description}} — the full job posting text
- {{current_resume}} — the applicant's current resume text
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting.
- Read {{job_description}} and list the top 10 most critical hard skills, soft skills, tools and keywords it signals.
- Compare that list against {{current_resume}} and identify gaps or missing keywords.
- Rewrite the work experience bullets and skills section to naturally incorporate the missing keywords, using the Challenge-Action-Result method for each bullet.
- Keep every claim grounded in what the applicant's original resume actually supports; do not invent new experience.
Output format — Three sections: a short list of the top 10 keywords and which are missing, the rewritten skills section, and the rewritten experience bullets, each starting with a strong action verb. Plain text, ready to paste into a resume.
Guardrails — Never fabricate employers, titles, dates or achievements not present in {{current_resume}}. Flag any keyword that cannot honestly be supported by the applicant's real experience instead of forcing it in. Keep bullets results-oriented and concise.
Example — {{industry}}: Tech, {{job_title}}: Senior Product Manager, {{job_description}}: [pasted posting], {{current_resume}}: [pasted resume].