Help me prepare a truthful, tailored application for this role. Use only the experience, results, tools, education, and work authorization I provide. Do not invent titles, employers, metrics, certifications, referrals, dates, or software proficiency. Job posting: [JOB POSTING] My current resume or career history: [RESUME OR EXPERIENCE] My relevant projects and results: [RELEVANT EVIDENCE] Application constraints: [APPLICATION CONSTRAINTS] Start by extracting the role’s 6 to 10 most important requirements. Classify each as must-have, preferred, responsibility, or keyword likely used in screening. Map each requirement to a specific item from my background. If evidence is weak or absent, say so plainly; do not force a match. Produce these sections: 1. A requirements-to-evidence table with the posting language, my matching evidence, and any gap. 2. A revised professional summary and 4 to 6 resume bullet rewrites. Keep each bullet truthful, action-led, and outcome-based; preserve my original seniority and scope. 3. A 250-350 word cover letter. Open with the role and a direct value statement, connect two concrete achievements to two named job requirements, explain one meaningful fit point, and do not restate my resume line by line. 4. Draft answers to any screening questions in the posting, marked “needs my confirmation” wherever facts are missing. 5. A short application checklist covering required files, portfolio links, salary fields, and follow-up timing. Before answering, check that every number and achievement appears in my source material. Also check that the cover letter names the employer and role correctly. Ask up to 3 clarifying questions only if a required input is missing.
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| Placeholder | What to enter | Example |
|---|---|---|
| [JOB POSTING] | Paste the full role description, including responsibilities, qualifications, location, and application questions. | Northstar Health seeks a Marketing Operations Manager in Boston to own HubSpot reporting, campaign workflows, lead routing, and sales alignment; requires 4+ years in B2B marketing operations. |
| [RESUME OR EXPERIENCE] | Paste your resume or a dated summary of roles, education, skills, and responsibilities. | Marketing Operations Specialist, Cedar Software, May 2022-present: maintained HubSpot, created lifecycle reports, and supported three demand-generation campaigns. BA in communications, 2020. |
| [RELEVANT EVIDENCE] | List real projects, outcomes, work samples, and results that are especially relevant to this opening. | Built a lead-routing audit that reduced unassigned leads from 18% to 4%; created a monthly funnel dashboard used by marketing and sales directors. |
| [APPLICATION CONSTRAINTS] | Enter constraints such as location, work authorization, salary expectations, portfolio links, and filing deadline. | Based in Providence and able to commute twice weekly; authorized to work in the US; application closes October 2; no salary requirement listed. |
How to use
- Paste the full posting, including the less visible requirements near the bottom and all screening questions.
- Include project outcomes with context so the model can distinguish work you led from work you supported.
- Reject any bullet or answer that adds an unsupported number, tool, credential, or scope of responsibility.
- Follow up with: “Make the cover letter warmer but keep every claim exactly supported by my evidence table.”
Variations
Resume tailoring
You only need to adapt your resume for one opening.
Tailor my resume for [JOB POSTING] using [CURRENT RESUME]. Extract the top requirements and map them to my actual experience before proposing changes. Return a revised summary, reordered skills, and up to six replacement bullets. Preserve dates, titles, and numbers unless I explicitly supplied corrections. Include a gap list for requirements I cannot honestly claim. Check that every keyword is used naturally and every accomplishment is supported by my resume.
Screening answers
An application portal has written questions.
Draft concise, truthful answers to these application questions: [QUESTIONS]. Use only [MY EXPERIENCE AND FACTS]. For each answer, use a direct first sentence, one specific example, and a final sentence tied to the role at [COMPANY AND ROLE]. Keep each answer below [WORD LIMIT]. Mark missing facts instead of guessing. Before finalizing, check that no answer claims experience, availability, compensation expectations, or authorization I did not provide.
Career pivot
You are applying from a related but different field.
Help me frame a credible transition from [CURRENT FIELD] to [TARGET ROLE] using [TRANSFERABLE EXPERIENCE] and [JOB POSTING]. Write a 200-word career-change cover-letter section plus three resume bullets that emphasize transferable work, not unsupported expertise. Identify the two biggest gaps and suggest honest ways to address them through portfolio work, coursework, or interviews. Do not say I have direct industry experience unless my background confirms it.
Tips
- Use the posting’s actual nouns for systems and responsibilities only where your experience supports them; applicant tracking systems cannot compensate for false claims.
- For each application, choose two achievements that show the work the hiring manager most needs done, rather than listing every past accomplishment.
- If a role requests a portfolio, label your exact contribution to each work sample, especially where a team produced the result.
- Keep a saved evidence bank with date, context, action, outcome, and source so tailored applications remain consistent.
FAQ
Can AI apply for jobs for me?
It can prepare materials, but you should submit applications yourself and verify every answer, attachment, and consent field.
How tailored should each cover letter be?
It should connect your evidence to the particular employer and role. Two well-chosen requirement-to-achievement links are usually more useful than repeating your resume.
What if I lack a required qualification?
Do not claim it. Explain adjacent experience if it is real, and decide whether the gap is one you can address through evidence or training.