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Transform Your Job Applications with AI

In today's competitive job market, leveraging artificial intelligence can give you an edge. AI platforms assist in generating ideas for your application materials by integrating keywords, aligning your content with job descriptions and more. However, it's essential to remember that AI should never be the sole author of anything you submit. Think of AI as a powerful tool to enhance your work, not produce a final product.
Learn the best practices for incorporating AI into your job search while maintaining the authenticity and personal touch that employers value.

Using AI to Develop Job Search Materials 

  • Career Planning and Exploration

    AI can be used to identify industries, companies or positions that you are qualified for or align with your background. It can also be used to assess your skill set for potential roles or identify gaps in your knowledge.

     

    Sample Prompts:

    • "What are some job positions that someone with my major, experience, and skills would be qualified for?" + paste your major and resume. 
    • "What are common skills needed for [job title] on a daily basis?"
    • "What are common skills between these job descriptions? Which of those skills are missing from my resume?" + paste in your resume and job descriptions.
  • Resume Development

    Experience:

    Resumes should include details about your responsibilities and accomplishments of previous experiences. AI can help you revise current bullet points toward a specific position.

     

    Sample Prompts:

    • "Revise this bullet point in my resume with language from this job description." + paste resume bullet point and job description.
    • "Create 4 options for bullet points for a resume using this responsibility from the job description." + paste a specific responsibility from the job description.
    • "Generate 3 ways to add quantitative data to this bullet point from my resume." + paste resume bullet point.

    Skills:

    Your resume should reflect your skills and your past experiences and should be tailored to the job you are applying for. Use AI to help you tailor your existing resume to a specific job description and identify keywords to incorporate into your document.

     

    Sample Prompts:

    • "What are the 15 most important skill keywords in this job description?" + paste the job description.
    • "What are the keywords from this job description that are missing from my resume?" + paste both the job description and your resume.
    • "Give me 10 options on how to incorporate these keywords into my resume."
  • Draft a Cover Letter

    It is vital that your cover letter reflects your voice and your experience that will follow you to the interview phase.  What AI provides in a cover letter needs to be a starting point and not your final draft.

     

    Sample Prompts:

    • "Write a cover letter using experiences from my resume that align with this job description." + paste in your resume and job description. 
    • "Rephrase my achievements in a way that highlights measurable outcomes." + paste in your resume and job description.
    • "Suggest action verbs that would make my writing more dynamic and impactful." + paste in your cover letter.
  • Prepare for an Interview 

    AI can help you prepare for upcoming interviews. We recommend using the STAR format to answer questions: Situation – Task – Action – Result

     

    Sample Prompts:

    • "Generate 20 interview questions for this job description." + paste in job description.
    • "Give me responses based on my resume using the STAR format." + paste in your resume.
    • "What is the interviewer looking for in a response to this question?"
    • "Create 3 insightful questions that I could ask the interviewer to demonstrate my interest in this position." + paste job description.
  • Create a LinkedIn Profile

    LinkedIn is a powerful networking and job search platform. Creating a profile that is directed to your dream career path is an important part of your job search.

     

    Sample Prompts:

    • "Give me several options for a LinkedIn headline that match my skills and experience from my resume." + paste in your resume.
    • "Using my resume, generate a 2 paragraph engaging career summary to use in LinkedIn’s about section, using first person." + paste in your resume.
    • "Write me a LinkedIn connection request based on this person’s profile." + paste their profile text.
    • "What are 10 skills that I should add to my LinkedIn profile that are in-demand for [this field/industry/discipline]. Can you include 5 hard/technical skills and 5 soft/personal skills?"

Limitations of AI

Response Variability:

AI's responses can change based on differences in prompts. You might get different suggestions or wording each time you try.

Accuracy and Bias:

AI might give you information that's incorrect or biased. Double-check any facts or references.

Privacy Concerns:

Don’t share anything through AI that you wouldn’t share through other online platforms. Consider removing private information from anything you prompt.

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