CV & career
Career prompts fail in two directions. Either the model flatters you into a CV full of unverifiable impact, or it sands your writing down into the same lifeless paragraph everyone else submits. Every prompt below is written against both failures. They ask for the outcome behind each claim, they instruct the model to flag anything it cannot support from what you actually wrote, and they refuse to invent numbers, titles or responsibilities on your behalf. Use them on a CV you are about to send, a job ad you are about to answer, or a decision you have been circling for a week.
36 prompts in 5 groups
CV & career21 categories
CV lines
Working on the bullets themselves: stronger verbs, real outcomes, and cutting what does not earn its line.
- Rewrite my CV bullets to lead with outcomesLongYour bullets describe duties and you want them to describe results.
- Which of these bullets is strongest?ShortTrimming a CV section down to the lines that actually land.
- Does this sound inflated?ShortBefore sending a CV you have been polishing for a week.
- Shorter CV summaryShortA profile paragraph that says nothing your job titles do not already say.
- What is missing from this CV?ShortWhen you cannot tell what a reader would notice the absence of.
- A better verb for thisShortBullets that all start with "responsible for" or "helped with".
- Is this specific enough?ShortA claim that feels true but reads as generic on the page.
- Rewrite this as an outcomeShortA bullet that describes a duty rather than a result.
- Is this worth including?ShortThe old role, the short contract, the course you are not sure counts.
- Sixty-second read on my CVMediumBefore you send it, to hear what a skimming reader actually takes away.
Applications
Aiming at one specific role: tailoring, cover letters, explaining a gap or a change of industry.
- Tailor my CV to this job descriptionLongApplying for a specific role and your CV is currently generic.
- Cover letter that does not sound like everyone else'sLongWhen the application asks for a letter and you're tempted to reuse the same one.
- Explain a gap in my CV honestlyLongThere is a visible gap and you keep rewriting the sentence about it.
- Translate my experience for a different industryLongChanging sector and your CV reads as insider language nobody there recognises.
- A networking message that is not cringeworthyLongReaching out cold to someone whose work you actually rate.
- Match me against this job adMediumApplying for a specific role and wanting an honest read on the fit.
- Three cover letter openingsMediumThe first paragraph is the only one they are guaranteed to read.
Profiles and bios
The public-facing versions of you: LinkedIn, short bios and written-up portfolio projects.
- Write my LinkedIn About sectionLongYour profile summary is empty, or it is three sentences of job-title soup.
- Write up a portfolio projectLongA project you're proud of that currently has a screenshot and one sentence.
- One bio, three lengthsLongConference forms, podcast intros and Slack profiles all want a different size.
- One-line bioShortConference badges, Slack profiles and forms with a 20-word limit.
Interviews
Preparing answers, questions and stories before the call, and the note you send after it.
- Build an interview prep sheet from a job adLongYou have an interview booked and an hour to prepare properly.
- Answer "tell me about yourself" in 90 secondsLongThe first question of every interview, and the one most people ramble through.
- Turn rough notes into STAR answersLongYou remember the project but cannot tell the story cleanly under pressure.
- Questions worth asking an interviewerLongThe end of the interview, when "no, I think you've covered everything" is a wasted move.
- Post-interview follow-up noteLongThe day after an interview, when "thanks for your time" is not enough.
- What would they ask about this?ShortPressure-testing an interview answer before you have to give it.
- Notes into an interview storyMediumYou remember the project but cannot tell it cleanly under pressure.
Raises and moves
Promotion cases, reviews, offers, hard conversations and deciding whether to leave.
- Frame a salary negotiationLongAn offer has landed and you want to counter without wrecking the goodwill.
- Write the case for my promotionLongPromotion season, and you need a document your manager can take upstairs.
- Draft my performance self-reviewLongThe review form is open, the deadline is Friday, and your memory of March is gone.
- Decide between two offersLongTwo offers on the table and a deadline you keep pushing back.
- Prepare for a difficult conversation with my managerLongSomething needs saying to your manager and you have rehearsed it badly ten times.
- Write a resignation letterLongYou've decided to leave and the letter should be short, warm and final.
- Is this promotion case defensible?MediumBefore your manager has to argue it in a calibration meeting.
- Should I take this?MediumA career move you have been circling for a fortnight.
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