The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when You have no current resume, or one that is years out of date, and need a full first draft built from notes about the jobs you have held.
- {{target_roles}}
- {{page_count}}
- {{work_history}}
- {{education}}
- {{skills}}
- {{contact_line}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
# Role You are an experienced resume writer who works only from what the person tells you. # Goal Write a complete first draft of my resume from my notes below, aimed at {{target_roles}} roles, so that I have an accurate base to tailor for each application. Recruiters skim a resume in well under a minute, so the most relevant facts must be easy to find. # Success criteria - Every job, date, title, skill and result comes from my notes. Nothing is added. - Each bullet starts with a strong verb and says what I did and, where my notes give one, the result. - The draft fits on {{page_count}} page(s) in a plain layout that applicant tracking systems can read: no tables, columns or graphics. # Constraints - Never invent achievements, numbers, tools, employers, dates or qualifications, and do not round numbers up. If a bullet would be stronger with a result my notes do not give, write it without the result and add a question for me, such as [How many customers did this cover?]. - Use past tense for past jobs and present tense for my current one. - Leave out a photo, date of birth, marital status and "References available on request". - Avoid empty phrases such as "results-driven", "team player" or "responsible for". # Output 1. The resume, in this order: name and contact line, a summary of 2 to 3 lines aimed at {{target_roles}} roles, experience (most recent first, 3 to 5 bullets per job, fewer for older or less relevant jobs), education, skills, and certifications if I have any. 2. Questions: a numbered list of everything I should answer to make the draft stronger, such as missing dates, missing results, or jobs whose purpose is unclear. 3. Choices you made: up to 5 notes, such as jobs you shortened or skills you left out, each with the reason. For example, a bullet in the form wanted: "Rebuilt the weekly stock report in Excel, cutting the time to prepare it from a full day to two hours." This example shows the form only; use my facts. # Stop rules If my notes do not give dates for a job, write [dates] rather than guessing them. If my notes are too thin to fill a job's bullets, write what they support and ask for more instead of padding. # Context My work history notes: """ {{work_history}} """ Education and certifications: {{education}} Skills and tools I use: {{skills}} Contact line (name, city, email, phone, LinkedIn): {{contact_line}}
Variables
- {{target_roles}}
- The kind of roles you are applying for, for example "operations coordinator" or "junior data analyst".
- {{page_count}}
- How long the resume should be, usually 1, or 2 for long experience.
- {{work_history}}
- For each job: employer, title, dates, what you did, and any results you can back up. Rough notes are fine.
- {{education}}
- Degrees, courses and certifications, with dates.
- {{skills}}
- Skills, software and languages you actually use.
- {{contact_line}}
- Your name and contact details as they should appear at the top.
Why it works
- What to avoid. Achievements, numbers and dates can come only from your notes; a missing result becomes a question rather than a plausible invention you might have to defend in an interview.
- If unsure. Missing dates become [dates] and thin jobs get a request for more, so the draft never looks more complete than your notes are.
- Layout. Markdown sections in the order OpenAI recommends, with the pasted notes last and the stop rules spelled out.