Filming this? All seven prompts are in one copy-ready block at the very end of this post.
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Intro
Most resumes fail in the first ten seconds. Not because the candidate is unqualified, but because the resume answers a question nobody asked. In this video I will show you how to fix yours with the free version of ChatGPT, step by step, with seven prompts you can copy word for word. No paid subscription, no plugins, nothing to install. By the end you will have a resume that responds to what employers evaluate, not what you felt like listing.
Setup: Before You Start
Three things before the first prompt.
One. Go to chatgpt.com and sign in. A free account is enough for everything in this video. The free tier has daily usage caps, so if you get cut off, finish the chain tomorrow in the same conversation.
Two. Get your resume into plain text. Open it, select all, copy. You will paste it into the chat. Before you paste, strip your phone number and street address. ChatGPT does not need them, and you should not paste contact details into any AI tool. If you want extra caution, open Settings, then Data Controls, and turn off the option that lets your chats train the model.
Three. Run all seven prompts in one single conversation, in order. Each prompt builds on the answers before it. Do not open a fresh chat halfway through.
Prompt 1: The Brutal Audit
Diagnosis before surgery. ChatGPT’s default behavior is to flatter you. This prompt forces it to critique instead. Fill in your industry and target role, paste your resume, send.
You are a senior recruiter who has screened 10,000 resumes in [YOUR INDUSTRY]. I am applying for [TARGET ROLE] positions. Below is my resume. Give me a brutal, specific audit: (1) the ten-second impression, (2) the three weakest bullets and why they are weak, (3) anything that reads as filler, (4) missing evidence a recruiter would expect for this role, (5) formatting or ordering problems. Do not rewrite anything yet. Do not compliment me.
[PASTE YOUR RESUME]The phrase “do not rewrite anything yet” matters. If you skip it, ChatGPT jumps straight to a rewrite based on nothing. You want the diagnosis on the table first. Read the audit fully before moving on. If a point surprises you, ask a follow-up before prompt 2.
Prompt 2: Decode the Job Description
Your resume is an answer. The job description is the question. Most people skim the job description once and start writing. Bad move. Job descriptions are part requirements, part wishlist, and part internal politics, and they never tell you which is which.
Full disclosure, decoding job descriptions is my product. The Job Signals Report reads a job description across 12 signals and tells you what the employer evaluates and how to respond. This prompt gives you the quick version with ChatGPT.
Here is a job description for a role I want. Analyze it like a hiring insider: (1) separate the must-have requirements from the nice-to-have ones, (2) list the top five keywords and phrases a screening system or recruiter will scan for, (3) tell me what business problem this hire is meant to solve, (4) flag any signals about team situation, seniority, or expectations hidden in the wording. Quote the job description directly for each point.
[PASTE THE JOB DESCRIPTION]Point three is the one most people never think about. Every open role exists because something is broken, missing, or growing. If your resume speaks to that problem, you stop being a list of skills and start being the fix.
Prompt 3: Match and Gap
Compare my resume against this job description analysis. Build a table with three columns: requirement, my evidence, strength rated strong, weak, or missing. Then list the three gaps most likely to get me screened out, and for each gap suggest which of my existing experiences I could reframe to cover it. Do not invent anything I did not do.“Do not invent anything” is not optional. ChatGPT will happily gift you experience you never had, and one interview question later the whole resume collapses. Reframing is fair. Fabricating is not.
Prompt 4: Rewrite the Bullets
Now the rewrite, and only now. Pick your five to eight weakest bullets, the audit already told you which ones. The formula: accomplished X, measured by Y, by doing Z. Numbers beat adjectives every time.
Rewrite the following resume bullets. Rules: start with a strong verb, state what I achieved, quantify the result, then say how. Follow the pattern: accomplished X, measured by Y, by doing Z. Where I gave you no number, ask me a question to help me find one instead of inventing it. Keep every bullet under 20 words. Give me two versions of each bullet.
[PASTE 5 TO 8 BULLETS]When it asks you for numbers, answer from memory or estimate honestly. Team size, budget, time saved, volume handled, growth percentage. An estimate you can defend beats a blank.
Prompt 5: Summary and Headline
Based on my resume and the job description we analyzed, write three versions of a resume summary, each under 40 words: (1) conservative and factual, (2) impact-first, leading with my strongest number, (3) positioned directly against the employer’s stated needs. Banned words: passionate, results-driven, dynamic, seasoned, motivated, synergy, proven track record.Pick one, or splice two. The banned-word list exists because every third resume on a recruiter’s desk says passionate and results-driven, and those words now read as noise.
Prompt 6: The Keyword Pass
Applicant tracking systems still do exact phrase matching more often than they should. If the job description says “email marketing automation” and you wrote “automated email campaigns,” a lazy filter can miss you. Mirror the job description’s wording wherever it is truthful.
Check my updated resume against the job description keywords from earlier. List: (1) keywords I already match with the exact wording, (2) keywords I match with different wording, and the exact swap to make, (3) keywords missing entirely. Only suggest additions that are true based on my experience as you know it from this conversation. Show me where in the resume each change goes.Prompt 7: The Final Proof
Do a final proof of my complete updated resume, pasted below: tense consistency (past roles in past tense, current role in present), date formatting consistency, punctuation consistency across bullets, any bullet over 20 words, any adjective doing work a number should do, and anything a skeptical recruiter would challenge in an interview. Output a numbered fix list, not a rewrite.
[PASTE YOUR FULL UPDATED RESUME]Fix list, not rewrite, because at this stage you want control. Apply each fix yourself in your document. You will catch things ChatGPT introduced, and you will know your own resume cold, which pays off in the interview.
Recap and Outro
The chain one more time. Audit. Decode the job description. Match and gap. Rewrite the bullets. Summary. Keywords. Final proof. Seven prompts, one conversation, free tier.
Two closing notes. First, the free version caps your daily messages. If it cuts you off mid-chain, come back to the same conversation tomorrow, it keeps the context. Second, if you want the deep version of step two, the Job Signals Report at b2bmarketcraft.com decodes any job description across 12 signals and shows you what the employer evaluates before you write a single bullet. Link in the description.
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Copy All Seven Prompts
The full chain in one block. Run them in order, in a single conversation.
--- PROMPT 1 ---
You are a senior recruiter who has screened 10,000 resumes in [YOUR INDUSTRY]. I am applying for [TARGET ROLE] positions. Below is my resume. Give me a brutal, specific audit: (1) the ten-second impression, (2) the three weakest bullets and why they are weak, (3) anything that reads as filler, (4) missing evidence a recruiter would expect for this role, (5) formatting or ordering problems. Do not rewrite anything yet. Do not compliment me.
[PASTE YOUR RESUME]
--- PROMPT 2 ---
Here is a job description for a role I want. Analyze it like a hiring insider: (1) separate the must-have requirements from the nice-to-have ones, (2) list the top five keywords and phrases a screening system or recruiter will scan for, (3) tell me what business problem this hire is meant to solve, (4) flag any signals about team situation, seniority, or expectations hidden in the wording. Quote the job description directly for each point.
[PASTE THE JOB DESCRIPTION]
--- PROMPT 3 ---
Compare my resume against this job description analysis. Build a table with three columns: requirement, my evidence, strength rated strong, weak, or missing. Then list the three gaps most likely to get me screened out, and for each gap suggest which of my existing experiences I could reframe to cover it. Do not invent anything I did not do.
--- PROMPT 4 ---
Rewrite the following resume bullets. Rules: start with a strong verb, state what I achieved, quantify the result, then say how. Follow the pattern: accomplished X, measured by Y, by doing Z. Where I gave you no number, ask me a question to help me find one instead of inventing it. Keep every bullet under 20 words. Give me two versions of each bullet.
[PASTE 5 TO 8 BULLETS]
--- PROMPT 5 ---
Based on my resume and the job description we analyzed, write three versions of a resume summary, each under 40 words: (1) conservative and factual, (2) impact-first, leading with my strongest number, (3) positioned directly against the employer’s stated needs. Banned words: passionate, results-driven, dynamic, seasoned, motivated, synergy, proven track record.
--- PROMPT 6 ---
Check my updated resume against the job description keywords from earlier. List: (1) keywords I already match with the exact wording, (2) keywords I match with different wording, and the exact swap to make, (3) keywords missing entirely. Only suggest additions that are true based on my experience as you know it from this conversation. Show me where in the resume each change goes.
--- PROMPT 7 ---
Do a final proof of my complete updated resume, pasted below: tense consistency (past roles in past tense, current role in present), date formatting consistency, punctuation consistency across bullets, any bullet over 20 words, any adjective doing work a number should do, and anything a skeptical recruiter would challenge in an interview. Output a numbered fix list, not a rewrite.
[PASTE YOUR FULL UPDATED RESUME]