The AI Job Search Assistant
Instructions: Find a job post, copy/paste it into your favorite LLM along with your current CV and run these 3 prompts in sequence.
| Step 1: The Match & Risk Audit Prompt: Act as an Executive Recruiter with 20 years of hiring experience, analyze the attached Job Description (JD) and my CV: Review only the top third of my CV and tell me if I get shortlisted or skipped in 6 seconds What is the first thing that catches your eye, and the #1 dealbreaker. Identify the top ATS keywords and compare them to my CV. Identify weak/duty-focused bullets and any immediate rejection triggers. Score my fit Rating out of 100: |
| Step 2: The Achievement & Keyword Prompt: Act as a Master Copywriter and rewrite my CV bullets specifically for this role: Rewrite every bullet using Strong Action Verb + Action + Measurable Metric + Business Impact. Convert daily duties into high-impact outcome results while weaving in the ATS keywords. Insert realistic, industry-standard metric placeholders [like this] where exact numbers are missing, so I can customize them. Highlight every remaining flaw and give me the exact line-by-line rewrite to push this CV above a 90+ score: |
| Step 3: The Final Audit Prompt: Act as an Executive Recruiter and perform the final audit on my updated CV against the JD. Score it out of 100 across these dimensions: ATS Keyword Density Skills Impact Quality Phrasing & readability, Visual scan ability Summary Impact Score my job fit Rating out of 100 and recommend any further changes: |
Writing The Cover Letter
Instructions: Open a blank page/Word doc, paste the JD and your updated CV into your LLM and run these 3 prompts in sequence.
| Step 1: The Match & Risk Strategy Prompt: Act as an internal Talent Acquisition Lead compare my CV to the JD: Identify the JD hiring manager’s top unwritten priorities, hidden required skills, and operational risks this role is hired to solve. The operational problems needed to be solved; the primary metric the hiring manager cares about most, and how my experiences can solve them/or not. Any career gaps, title shifts, or industry leaps in my CV that might cause hesitation, and the exact strategy to turn them into advantages. Score my job fit out of 100: |
| Step 2: The Cover Letter Draft Prompt: Act as a Master Copywriter and draft a 1-page Cover Letter using a 5 Paragraph essay structure: 1 Intro Hook – Value-driven, leading with capability and fit 2 Subject Matter Alignment – Mapping core hard skills to their top requirements 3 Execution & Facilitation – Connecting soft skills, leadership, and operational fit 4 Technical Advantage – Translating non-traditional skills into direct value 5 Direct Closing – Confident call to action offering a portfolio review or discussion Insert realistic, industry-standard metric placeholders [like this] Ban all boilerplate cookie-cutter terms and clichés and NEVER use em dashes (—) 100% active voice, and Score this draft out of 100: |
| Step 3: The Final Scorecard & Quality Gate Prompt: Act as a Senior Workforce Consultant and Hiring Editor and perform a final audit of the cover letter against these criteria: ATS Keyword Density – top technical terms and core competencies appear naturally Skills Match – Ground claims in my CV, do not invent metrics or experience Impact Quality & Main Problems Addressed Phrasing & Readability – replace any remaining passive phrasing, and boilerplate text Visual scan ability – Keep it punchy, concise, and natural in Canadian English Summary Impact – Output the clean, final version of the cover letter ready to send Highlight any remaining flaws and give me the exact line-by-line rewrite to push it above a 90+ score: |
