7 chatGPT prompts that will get you the job

Interview smarter, faster

I teach a 2 hour interview seminar because interviewing is extremely predictable. Interviewers’ expectations are mostly predictable — the types of questions they ask are predictable. As a founder who has done a lot of interviews, I believe that a little insight and knowledge can help anyone up their interview game.

Before we get started, if you’re interviewing, remember that the person on the other side is really hoping you’re the one. Interviewing sucks — it’s expensive, it’s time-consuming, and there’s a job that isn’t being done correctly. So get your head right.

Now, here are some prompts to speed up the process for yourself or help a friend. Pick your favorite genAI tool and let’s get started.

First, here is the prompt you use after finding a job description. Paste it and ask:

Tell me the 5 most important skills this job requires. Analyze the top 10 key words.

Then paste your resume into the same chat. If you really want to amp it up, also add a wordy (can be rough) dump about your background, things you have accomplished, and a few initiatives you have led (ideally in the STAR format: situation, task, action, result) into the same chat and use this prompt:

Based on the previous prompt, using the key words from the job description, tell me which of my experiences ties to each of the top 5 skills.

Then prompt your AI of choice to:

Rewrite my resume based on the job description I provided at the start of this chat. Focus on highlighting the skills and keywords from the job description, incorporate the information from my resume and knowledge dump, and format it for download in a word processor-friendly file. In the resume, follow the STAR method in bulleted form (use this formula: Action verb+Situation+Impact). Keep the resume under a page.

Then prompt it to:

Write me a professional summary that speaks to this job description in the following format: [adjective(s)/strong character trait(s)][your job title][your experience]. Experienced in [key strengths that tie to job description]

Then say:

Pretend I am in an interview. Write a short answer to "tell me about yourself" that highlights the top 5 skills in the job description. Keep it under two minutes.

And my favorite prompt:

I want to have a new job in [ROLE] by [DATE], I know that for every 20 applications I submit, I get 2 interviews. And for every 30 personalized cold emails I send, I get 4 phone calls. Please create a weekly plan with milestones for me that includes the # of companies to apply to every week, # of founders/cold emails I should reach out to every week, Where my resume should be at each point, and anything else I missed . And please give me downloadable gCal invites for each milestone. Make me a table as well. Remind me here when a milestone is due to keep me on track.

Then prompt it to:

Write me a mock interview (at x) for the role pasted at the top of this chat.  

Then, either use your brain or chat to answer the following questions in the STAR format (situation/task/action/result)

• How do you win

• How do you fail

• Why do you win

Send this to a friend that is struggling. And come to my class if you want to learn more about how to interview strategically. If you were laid off or are a student and can’t afford the course, please respond and let me know. And remember, fear does not protect you — action protects you. So drop your doubts and nail the interview.

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