Build a Better Resume with AI

What you’ll build

A professionally written resume that’s formatted correctly, uses strong action verbs, and is tailored to the kind of job you’re going after. No more staring at a blank page wondering what to write.

The prompt

Copy this block, fill in your details in the brackets, then paste into any AI chatbot:

You are a professional resume writer. Create a polished, ATS-friendly resume for me based on these details:

**My info:**
- Name: [YOUR NAME]
- Location: [CITY, STATE/COUNTRY]
- Email: [YOUR EMAIL]
- Phone: [YOUR PHONE] (optional)
- LinkedIn: [YOUR LINKEDIN URL] (optional)

**Target role:** [THE JOB YOU WANT, e.g., "Marketing Coordinator" or "Junior Software Developer"]

**My experience:**
- [JOB TITLE] at [COMPANY], [DATES] — [2-3 sentences about what you did]
- [JOB TITLE] at [COMPANY], [DATES] — [2-3 sentences about what you did]
- [Add more jobs or remove as needed]

**Education:**
- [DEGREE] from [SCHOOL], [YEAR]

**Skills I want to highlight:**
- [SKILL 1, SKILL 2, SKILL 3, etc.]

**Instructions:**
1. Rewrite my experience using strong action verbs and quantified achievements where possible
2. Tailor the language to match what hiring managers look for in [TARGET ROLE] positions
3. Add a compelling 2-sentence professional summary at the top
4. Format as clean, professional plain text with clear section headers
5. Keep it to one page worth of content
6. If my descriptions are vague, make reasonable assumptions and improve them

Output the complete resume, ready to copy into a document.

Where to paste it

Any AI chatbot works — this is a text-based challenge, so every platform handles it well:

• ChatGPT — Free tier works perfectly.
• Claude — Free tier works perfectly. Great at professional writing.
• Gemini — Free tier works perfectly.

How to use the result

1. Copy the AI’s output
2. Paste into Google Docs, Word, or any document editor
3. Adjust formatting (fonts, margins, spacing) to your preference
4. Review and personalise — make sure everything is accurate

Pro tip: After getting the first draft, ask the AI: “Now tailor this resume specifically for this job posting: [paste the job description]”. It’ll adjust the language to match exactly what the employer is looking for.

What just happened

The AI took your raw work history and transformed it into professional resume language. It chose the right action verbs (“spearheaded” instead of “did”), quantified your impact where it could, and structured everything in a format that both humans and applicant tracking systems (ATS) can read.

A professional resume writer charges $200-500 for this. You just got a solid first draft in 2 minutes.

Take it further

• “Write a cover letter for this job posting: [paste URL or description]”
• “Give me 5 ways to improve this resume”
• “Rewrite my resume for a completely different role: [new role]”
• “Create a LinkedIn summary based on this resume”

One prompt builds on the next. Your career documents just got a serious upgrade.