10 AI Prompts to Instantly Improve Your Resume

If you’re using ChatGPT or another AI tool to improve your resume, you're not alone. AI can help you know what to include, how to say it, and where to start, but only if you use it the right way. This guide gives you ready-to-use AI prompts designed to help you write a better resume. You can copy-paste them directly into ChatGPT or your favorite AI writing tool. Whether you're starting from scratch or polishing your final draft, these prompts will help you:

• Fill in detail without inventing or exaggerating
• Write stronger resume bullet points
• Highlight relevant skills and experience
• Tailor your resume to a job description
• Clean up messy structure and tone

Each prompt includes example inputs and outputs, so you know exactly how to use them. Furthermore, they're designed to keep your resume truthful, human, and job-ready.

Table of Contents

• Detail Elicitation
• Bullet Point Transformation
• Tone and Style Adjustment
• Targeting and Tailoring
• Keyword Optimization
• Editing & Cleanup
• Suggest What's Missing
• Final Tips

Detail Elicitation

In case you struggle to recall details about your work or are not sure what to focus on, these prompts could help you reflect on your past roles and uncover valuable experiences that may not yet be on your resume. This is important not just to have enough content for recruiters, but also to ensure that you have enough details you can feed your AI for the rest of the prompts.

Prompt for Specific Achievements

I'm updating my resume and want to highlight specific achievements from my experience.
Based on my job description below, ask me 4 targeted questions to help me remember notable accomplishments or successful outcomes:

[Your job description or existing resume]

Example User Input:

I worked as a customer support representative for ABC Software.

Example LLM Output:

Did you successfully resolve any particularly challenging customer issues or escalations?

Did you implement or suggest improvements that enhanced customer satisfaction?

Were there any achievements recognized by your supervisor or mentioned positively in performance reviews?

Did you take part in special projects or initiatives that positively impacted your team or customers?

Prompt for Metrics and Quantifiable Results

I'm working on my resume and want to identify measurable results or quantifiable impacts from my past role.
Based on the description below, ask me 4 specific questions that could help me uncover relevant metrics or numbers:

[Your job description or existing resume]

Example User Input:

I was a sales associate at XYZ Retail Store.

Example LLM Output:

Approximately how many customers did you serve daily or weekly?

Did you regularly meet or exceed your sales targets or quotas? If so, by how much?

Were you responsible for managing inventory or stocking, and can you quantify that responsibility?

Did your efforts lead to measurable improvements in customer satisfaction or repeat business?

Prompt for Skills and Tools

I'm enhancing my resume and want to clearly mention relevant skills or tools from my previous experience.
Based on the role described below, ask me 4 questions to help me recall specific skills, software, or methods I utilized:

[Your job description or existing resume]

Example User Input:

I was a content writer at a marketing agency.

Example LLM Output:

Which content management systems or writing tools did you regularly use?

Did you utilize any SEO tools or analytics platforms?

Were there specific writing or editing skills you applied frequently (e.g., copywriting, proofreading, keyword research)?

Did you have to adapt your writing style for different types of content or audiences?

Bullet Point Transformation

If your resume feels too vague or task-based, this prompt will help you rephrase your responsibilities using clearer, more precise, and more professional wording without inventing details.

I'm updating my resume. Rewrite my job description below into a concise bullet point, starting with a strong action verb and using more professional language without adding details I haven't provided:

[Your job description]

Example User Input:

Talked to customers on the phone about their problems and tried to fix them.

Example LLM Output:

Addressed customer inquiries via phone, providing effective solutions.

Tone and Style Adjustment

This prompt helps refine your language to better match the tone expected in the industry you're applying for.

I'm applying to a [job title] role.
Refine the tone of the following resume bullet to sound more formal and professional:

[Your existing bullet point]

Example User Input:

Got people to work better together on team projects.

Example LLM Output:

Facilitated improved team collaboration and communication, significantly enhancing project efficiency and productivity.

Targeting and Tailoring

People often tailor their resume for each job description. These prompts help you adjust your existing bullet points to better reflect the language and priorities in a specific job description while staying truthful.

I'm adjusting my resume to better fit the job description below.
Using only details I've provided, rephrase my resume bullet to clearly match the key skills mentioned in the job description:

Resume Bullet: [Your bullet point]
Job Description: [Relevant job description excerpt]

Example User Input:

Resume Bullet: "Helped write content and articles for company website."
Job Description: "Candidate must be experienced in creating engaging written content and articles for digital platforms."

Example LLM Output:

Created engaging written content and articles for the company's digital platforms.

Keyword Optimization

To get noticed by Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), your resume might need the right keywords. This prompt helps you align your existing content closely with the keywords in job descriptions and ensures your resume clearly reflects what employers look for, but without adding experience or skills you don’t actually have.

Here’s a section of my resume and a job description I’m applying to.
Suggest relevant keywords from the job description I might consider adding, but only using details matching my real experience:

Resume Text: [Your resume section]
Job Description: [Relevant job description excerpt]

Example User Input:

Resume Text:
"Managed email marketing campaigns, created content, and analyzed campaign results."

Job Description:
"We're seeking a digital marketer experienced with email marketing, content strategy, A/B testing, analytics, and campaign optimization."

Example LLM Output:

Relevant keywords you may consider clearly highlighting (based on your existing experience):

Email marketing
Content strategy
Analytics
Campaign optimization

Editing & Cleanup

Even if your content is strong, a confusing structure can hold it back. These prompts help you organize and group your experience to highlight your most relevant strengths first.

I'm revising my resume and need help structuring the points below more effectively.
Suggest how I could reorder or regroup these points to clearly highlight my most important qualifications first:

[List of resume bullet points or job tasks]

Example User Input:

- Assisted team members with administrative tasks
- Led monthly team meetings
- Managed office supply inventory
- Coordinated annual company events

Example LLM Output:

Recommended Order:
1. Led monthly team meetings
2. Coordinated annual company events
3. Managed office supply inventory
4. Assisted team members with administrative tasks

This new order prioritizes leadership and organizational responsibilities first, followed by support tasks.

My resume bullet points seem disorganized.
Without adding any new content, recommend a logical grouping or categorization for these points to enhance clarity:

[List of resume bullet points]

Example User Input:

- Answered customer phone inquiries
- Maintained customer database records
- Managed the team calendar and scheduled meetings
- Provided technical support to customers
- Assisted with team event planning

Example LLM Output:

Recommended Grouping:

Customer Support:
• Answered customer phone inquiries
• Provided technical support to customers
• Maintained customer database records

Team Administration:
• Managed the team calendar and scheduled meetings
• Assisted with team event planning
(This structured grouping clearly separates customer-facing tasks from internal team responsibilities.)

Suggest What's Missing

This prompt helps you uncover blind spots. Use it if you're unsure whether your resume is "enough" or worry you've forgotten something important. It can suggest common sections, experiences, or skills that people in similar roles often include but that you might have overlooked.

Make sure to only add information that matches your real experience. You can provide your resume and the job title you're applying for to include relevant context. Optionally, you can also include a specific job description.

I'd like to make sure my resume is complete and that I'm not forgetting any important content.
Based on the following resume text and role title, please tell me if there are any commonly expected sections, types of experience, or skills that people in similar roles often include, but only based on what I've actually shared:

Resume text: [Your resume text]
Role title: [Your job title]

Example User Input:

Resume Text:
- Managed a cross-functional product team to deliver new features for a B2B SaaS platform
- Conducted user interviews and translated insights into roadmap items
- Collaborated closely with designers and developers

Role Title: Product Manager

Job Description Snippet:
"Looking for a product manager experienced in agile methodologies, stakeholder communication, and metrics-driven decision-making."

Example LLM Output:

Based on your current resume and the context of a Product Manager role, here are a few areas you might consider expanding:

• Do you want to include any experience with defining product KPIs or measuring success after launch?
• You mention collaboration, but is there an example of stakeholder or executive communication?
• If you've worked with agile or scrum methodologies, it might be worth explicitly stating that.
• Consider adding a “Skills” section to highlight tools (e.g., Jira, Figma, analytics platforms) you used.

Final Tips

These prompts are designed to help you write a better resume, but they are not a replacement for your own judgment and experience. Here are some final tips to keep in mind:

• Always manually review the AI’s output and personalize as needed so that the resume keeps your human touch.
• Never let the AI invent experience or add false/exaggerated details (e.g., “increased revenue by 200%” unless you said so).
• Use these prompts iteratively. Resumes can be refined in multiple rounds.
• Keep a copy of your original resume so you can track what changed.