IT CV Writer & Reviewer prompts

Act as a tech recruiter who reads 50 CVs a day for <ROLE_TYPE> roles (e.g. DevOps Engineer, Cloud Architect, SOC Analyst).

Review this CV. Be brutally honest — no diplomatic softening, no 'good but'. Recruiters spend 7 seconds per CV; tell me what loses me at second 4.

<PASTE_YOUR_CV_TEXT>

Give me, in order:

1. **First 3 things a recruiter sees** — quote them verbatim. Score each /10 for impact.
2. **The buzzwords killing me** — list any of: "passionate", "team player", "detail-oriented", "hard-worker", "results-driven", "synergy". Quote where I used them.
3. **The achievements that are actually responsibilities in disguise** — anything starting with "Responsible for" or "In charge of". Quote each one.
4. **The 3 lines I should DELETE** (no rewrite, no improvement — just delete).
5. **The 1 missing thing that would 2x my callback rate** for <ROLE_TYPE>.

No intro, no conclusion. Just the 5 sections.

Rewrite this CV bullet from responsibility-mode to impact-mode using the STAR pattern (Situation-Task-Action-Result) compressed into a single line.

Original bullet:
<PASTE_BULLET>

Context I can give you:
- What problem this work solved: <PROBLEM>
- What I actually did (tools/steps): <ACTIONS>
- What changed because of it (numbers if possible): <RESULT>

Give me 3 rewrites:
1. **The conservative version** — facts only, no embellishment.
2. **The recruiter-bait version** — leads with the metric, names the tool, hints at scale.
3. **The interview-bait version** — slightly vague on detail so the recruiter is forced to ask me about it in the interview.

Max 25 words per bullet. No 'leveraged', 'spearheaded', 'utilized'. Active verb, number, tool, business impact — in that order.

I'm submitting this CV through an ATS (Applicant Tracking System). Help me make it parseable without making it look spammy to a human.

My CV:
<PASTE_CV>

Job description I'm targeting:
<PASTE_JOB_DESCRIPTION>

Give me:

1. **Hard-skill keywords from the JD that are missing from my CV** — list them and tell me, for each, whether I plausibly have the skill (so I can add it honestly) or not (so I shouldn't).
2. **Section headers that ATS parsers expect** — tell me if mine are non-standard (parsers fail on creative headers like 'My Journey' or 'Tech Toolbox').
3. **Formatting red flags** — tables, columns, headers in images, fancy bullets — anything that destroys ATS parsing.
4. **A keyword density check** — tell me which JD skills appear 0 times, 1-2 times (good), or 5+ times (stuffed, will look spammy).
5. **A surgical rewrite** of my CV's top 5 bullets to naturally hit the missing JD keywords without copy-pasting JD language.

Rule: never add a skill I haven't claimed. If something's missing and I plausibly have it, flag it; don't fabricate.

Generate 5 LinkedIn headline variants for my profile. The headline appears in search results — recruiters search and pick whoever's headline answers their search query best.

My details:
- Current role: <ROLE>
- Years of experience: <YEARS>
- Top 3 hard skills: <SKILL_1>, <SKILL_2>, <SKILL_3>
- Type of role I want to be recruited for: <TARGET_ROLE>
- Industries I'm open to: <INDUSTRIES>
- One credential or specialty that differentiates me: <CREDENTIAL>

For each variant, name the recruiter persona it targets (e.g. "hiring DevOps in fintech") and the search keywords it ranks for.

Constraints:
- 220 character max per headline.
- No emojis at the start (LinkedIn search ranking penalty).
- No "open to work" wording in the headline itself (use the badge instead).
- Active phrasing — "I do X" not "X enthusiast".
- At least 2 hard skills explicit in the headline.

Help me decide whether to write a cover letter for this application.

Job description: <PASTE_JD>
Company size: <STARTUP | SCALEUP | ENTERPRISE | FAANG>
Application channel: <COMPANY_PORTAL | LINKEDIN_EASY_APPLY | EMAIL_TO_RECRUITER | REFERRAL>

Answer 3 questions:

1. **Will it be read?** (yes/no/maybe + reason — e.g., 'enterprise + portal apply → ATS routes you to recruiter who skims; cover letter ignored').
2. **Would it MATERIALLY change my chances?** (only yes if either: I have a non-obvious story that makes me fit, OR I have a personal connection to the company).
3. **If I write one, what's the ONE point it needs to make?** (one sentence — not a 4-paragraph essay).

If the answer to #2 is no, tell me what to do with that 30 minutes instead (e.g., 'reach out to the hiring manager on LinkedIn with a 3-line note about the specific feature mentioned in the JD').