Five free prompts from the AI Resume Playbook

Purpose: Remove details the AI does not need, and keep a list so you can restore them at the end.

When to use it: Before you paste your résumé into any AI assistant for the first time. You can also do this step by hand.

What you need: [CURRENT_RESUME]

I am going to improve my résumé with your help. First, help me protect my privacy.

Below is my résumé. Do not rewrite or improve anything yet. Instead:
1. List every piece of personal information that an AI does not need in order to improve the wording: for example my full street address, phone number, personal email, date of birth, ID numbers, photos, references' names and contact details, salary history, and any health, family or immigration details.
2. Give me back the résumé with each of those items replaced by a labeled placeholder such as [PHONE], [EMAIL], [ADDRESS], [REFERENCE_1].
3. Keep everything else exactly as written. Do not change, fix or reorder any other text.

RESUME START
[CURRENT_RESUME]
RESUME END

Purpose: Find truthful, specific ways to describe a result when you have no metrics.

When to use it: When you know your work made a difference but cannot quantify it.

What you need: [VERIFIED_ACHIEVEMENTS] (one achievement described in your own words, including what you know and do not know)

I want to describe this achievement on my résumé, but I do not have reliable numbers for it. Here is what I know is true:

[VERIFIED_ACHIEVEMENTS]

Write three alternative résumé bullets that describe it truthfully without numbers I do not have. Use these approaches where they fit: before-and-after, scope that I stated, who benefited, frequency I stated, recognition I stated, or quality and reliability.

Rules: Use only details in my description. Do not add numbers, percentages, time frames or outcomes I did not mention. After the bullets, list any detail that would make them stronger and ask me whether I can confirm it. Mark any word that goes beyond what I said with [CHECK].

Purpose: Get a prioritized list of the most important problems, with the exact lines affected.

When to use it: As the first step on any résumé, before rewriting.

What you need: [CURRENT_RESUME], [TARGET_ROLE]

Review my résumé for [TARGET_ROLE] roles. Do not rewrite it. Give me a diagnosis:

1. The three to five most important problems, most important first. For each, quote the affected lines, explain why it is a problem for this kind of role, and say what kind of fix it needs.
2. For each problem, say whether it is a wording problem (my experience is there but poorly described), a missing-information problem (you would need facts from me), or an experience gap (the résumé does not show something the role usually needs). Do not suggest invented experience to fill gaps.
3. Two or three things that already work well and should be kept.

Be direct and specific. Do not give general advice that is not tied to a line in my résumé.

RESUME START
[CURRENT_RESUME]
RESUME END

Purpose: Turn weak bullets into clear, specific ones, using only facts you have confirmed.

When to use it: After you have collected facts for a job (Prompts 2.1 to 2.4).

What you need: [DRAFT_TEXT] (the current bullets for one job), [VERIFIED_ACHIEVEMENTS] (facts for that job)

Rewrite the bullets for one job on my résumé. Use the current bullets and my verified facts below.

For each bullet:
- start with a strong, accurate verb;
- say what I did and, where my facts allow, the scale or context and the result;
- keep it to one or two lines;
- keep my meaning and my level of responsibility.

Rules: Use only facts from my current bullets and verified facts. No new numbers, tools, titles or results. If a bullet would be stronger with a detail I have not given, write the best honest version and add a question underneath it marked QUESTION. Mark anything you inferred with [CHECK]. Show each rewritten bullet next to the original.

CURRENT BULLETS START
[DRAFT_TEXT]
CURRENT BULLETS END

VERIFIED FACTS START
[VERIFIED_ACHIEVEMENTS]
VERIFIED FACTS END

Purpose: Catch anything in the draft that is not supported by your own records.

When to use it: On every AI-assisted draft before you use it. Ideally in a new conversation, so the AI checks with fresh eyes.

What you need: [DRAFT_TEXT] (the draft to check), [FACT_BANK], [CURRENT_RESUME] (your original)

You are checking a résumé draft for accuracy. Compare the draft with my original résumé and my fact bank, which are the only trustworthy sources.

List every item in the draft that is not clearly supported by the sources, grouped as:
1. Employers, job titles, dates or locations that differ from the sources.
2. Numbers, percentages, amounts, team sizes or time frames that do not appear in the sources.
3. Skills, tools, certifications, degrees or credentials that do not appear in the sources.
4. Achievements or responsibilities described as bigger or more senior than the sources support.
5. Wording that implies something the sources do not say (for example "led" where the source says "helped").

For each item, quote the draft, quote the closest source text (or say "not found"), and suggest a correction that matches the sources. If everything is supported, say so, but still list anything borderline.

DRAFT START
[DRAFT_TEXT]
DRAFT END

ORIGINAL RÉSUMÉ START
[CURRENT_RESUME]
ORIGINAL RÉSUMÉ END

FACT BANK START
[FACT_BANK]
FACT BANK END