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Initial Setup Checklist

  1. Receive and read the candidate's current résumé and the specific job description before writing a single word.
  2. Conduct a structured intake: ask what they actually did in each relevant role, including measurable outcomes they undersell.
  3. Run a keyword-gap analysis comparing their résumé language to the JD's required language using AI.
  4. Rewrite targeted bullets and the summary section using only facts confirmed in the intake—mark any unsupported addition for removal.
  5. Return a draft for the candidate's explicit review and written approval before the document goes anywhere.

Action Prompts

PROMPT 1: Keyword Gap Analysis
I will provide two documents: (A) a candidate's résumé and (B) a job description. Identify every required or preferred skill listed in the JD that is absent or phrased differently in the résumé. Present the results as a table: JD Phrase | Present in Résumé (Yes/No) | Candidate Language (if different). Do not suggest adding anything—only identify gaps.
PROMPT 2: Honest Bullet Rewrite
Rewrite the following résumé bullet to align with the job description language below. Rules: (1) preserve every factual claim in the original, (2) substitute the candidate's language for equivalent JD language only where the meaning is identical, (3) add [VERIFY] next to any claim that appears stronger than the original. Original bullet: [PASTE]. JD requirement: [PASTE].

Finished Example

This is an illustrative finished example for educational purposes.
Original bullet: "Helped manage the marketing budget and worked with the design team." JD requirement: "Demonstrated experience in budget ownership and cross-functional team leadership." Revised bullet: "Owned a ₹3 lakh annual marketing budget and led coordination across design and sales teams to execute campaign launches on schedule." Note: "₹3 lakh" and "design and sales teams" were confirmed with candidate in intake. "Owned" replaces "helped manage" because candidate confirmed sole sign-off authority. No fabrication added.

Common Mistakes

  • Adding skills or tools the candidate did not use

    Impact: The candidate is asked about those tools in an interview and cannot answer—or worse, is hired under false pretences and fails probation. You are liable for enabling fraud.

    Correction: Every skill or tool in the final document must trace back to an intake answer. Use [VERIFY WITH CANDIDATE] in drafts and resolve every flag before delivery.

  • Submitting or auto-filling applications without explicit per-submission consent

    Impact: The candidate may not want that application, may have applied already, or may need to withdraw. Autonomous submission without consent is impersonation.

    Correction: Your scope ends at document delivery. The candidate submits. If you fill forms on their behalf, get written consent for each specific application before clicking submit.

  • Promising interview callbacks or job offers

    Impact: Outcomes depend on the hiring pipeline, competition, and the candidate's interview performance—none of which you control. A disappointed client becomes a reputation problem.

    Correction: Commit only to a well-tailored, accurate document. State clearly in writing that your service improves presentation, not outcome.

Failure Recovery Warning: Diagnostic guidelines for job application assistant engagements.

Practice Execution

  1. Find a real job posting in a field you understand.
  2. Create a fictional but realistic candidate profile with three previous roles and specific—but modest—achievements.
  3. Run Prompt 1 to identify the keyword gaps between the fictional résumé and the job posting.
  4. Run Prompt 2 on two résumé bullets that have a matching JD requirement.
  5. Review every [VERIFY] flag in the AI output and resolve each by checking your fictional intake answers.
  6. Write a cover-letter opening paragraph that addresses the top two JD priorities using only the confirmed fictional experience.
Supplementary Methodology & Evidence
Methodology & Evidence: Practicing with fictional profiles prevents exposure to real personal data during the learning phase and forces you to confront the intake discipline before you handle an actual candidate's livelihood.

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