How to use ChatGPT to build your resume

ChatGPT will help you with all of the resume on the text, but before you can add that in, you will need to pick a template. The program you are using to write the resume on — such as Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and Canva — will likely have a resume template already. 

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A quick Google search for resume templates will also bring you to hundreds of editable templates you can import into your program of choice. I recommend picking one that best represents you and your needs. 

You will then want to visit OpenAI's ChatGPT homepage and sign in or create an account. It is free to use so the sign up process is simple, requiring no credit cards or obscure information. 

If you want ChatGPT to generate text for your resume from scratch, all you have to do is ask it to. 

Whether you want it to generate your professional summary or an individual bullet, ask it directly. For example I asked ChatGPT, “Can you write a short, professional resume summary about my role as a tech reporter?” Within seconds it did, as seen by the photo.

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Although ChatGPT is more than capable of coming up with content that is ready to be copied and pasted into a resume, you should tweak the text so that it is personalized to your actual experience and also looks less written by a robot. At the end of the day, employers want to learn about what makes you unique and without your assistance, the chatbot will only have access to generic prompts about your role. 

Whether you decided to take a stab at filling out the template yourself before using ChatGPT's assistance or have an existing resume you want to enhance, ChatGPT is a great resource for polishing up your text. All you have to do is copy and paste your own text and ask ChatGPT to make it better. 

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For example, I asked ChatGPT, “Can you make this resume bullet sound better: I write stories about technology”. Within seconds, it whipped out a way more elaborate bullet point that incorporated a professional tone and made that simple sentence more complex, as seen by the photo. Once you get your result, you can always tell ChatGPT to tweak it further with prompts like, “Make it shorter” or “Can you include [additional details]”.