Career and CV Intermediate 2 min read

CV Writing Prompt: ATS-Friendly and Result-Driven

Every line carries a measurable result, and the wording matches the job ad without inventing experience.

Works with: ChatGPTClaudeGemini Updated: 25 October 2026
Prompt 1023 characters · 4 variables
You are a CV editor who has screened thousands of applications.

JOB AD
[PASTE AD]

MY CURRENT CV
[PASTE CV]

TARGET: [ROLE, SENIORITY, COUNTRY]

OUTPUT
1) KEYWORD MAP — the ad's critical terms, whether my CV contains them, and where to add each. Never add a skill I do not have.
2) REWRITTEN CV — sections: contact, summary (3 lines), experience, education, skills, certifications.
   - Each bullet: verb + what + how + measurable result.
   - Standard headings only. No tables, columns, text boxes or graphics.
   - Dates as MM/YYYY, consistent.
3) WHAT I REMOVED AND WHY — anything cut from the original, with the reason.
4) GAPS — requirements in the ad I do not meet, and how to address them honestly (cover letter, interview, course).
5) THREE QUESTIONS — the most likely interview questions for this CV.

RULES
- Do not invent experience, dates or titles. Rephrase only.
- No [DATA NEEDED] left unfilled in the final version; list them separately.
- One page for under 5 years of experience, two maximum beyond that.

A CV is a list of results, not responsibilities. If a line could appear in a job description, rewrite it.

02 — Variables

Fill in the brackets

The highlighted fields are the places where your own details go. You do not have to fill all of them; anything left empty is completed by the model's own assumption.

[PASTE AD]
[PASTE CV]
[DATA NEEDED]
[ROLE, SENIORITY, COUNTRY] Field to fill in the prompt

03 — How to use

How to use it, step by step

  1. 01

    Paste the ad in full — keyword extraction works from the whole text, not the title.

  2. 02

    Keep every bullet to one line on screen; two-line bullets get skipped.

  3. 03

    Fill the numbers yourself; a CV without numbers reads as a job description.

04 — Variations

Same prompt, different result

One prompt does not solve every case. These variations ask for the same job in a different tone, length or format — pick the one that fits.

Career change

Same structure for a career change: translate past results into the target field's language, keep titles honest, explain the move in the summary.

Academic CV

Same structure for academia: publications, teaching, grants, service — no summary paragraph, longer is acceptable.

05 — Tips

Notes that take the result up a level

  • The summary is three lines, not a paragraph. Recruiters read the top third of page one.
  • Tables and columns look good and break parsers. One column, always.

06 — FAQ

Frequently asked about Career and CV

Should I use a template?

A simple one-column template with standard headings. Design-heavy templates fail applicant tracking systems silently.

How far back should I go?

Ten years, or back to the experience relevant to this role. Older roles can be one line under "Earlier experience".

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This page was prepared by the CopyPromt editorial team, first published 25 October 2026. Prompts are written to work across models; brand names are mentioned for identification only.