Land a Job using ChatGPT: The Definitive Guide!
About this video
Jeff Su argues most single-prompt ChatGPT outputs for job seekers fail because they are all about the candidate and ask for too much at once, and he gives multi-step workflows instead. For cover letters: first ask what the biggest day-to-day challenge in the job description is, then generate a hook of within 100 words that shows empathy for that pain point, then finish the letter from your resume within 250 words, editing the hook yourself. For resumes: use role prompting as an expert resume writer, extract the three most important responsibilities, tailor the resume without making information up, then list original-vs-updated differences in a table to catch hallucinations such as a changed job title. For bullet points he teaches the ‘accomplished X by measure Y that resulted in Z’ structure within 50 words, few-shot prompting, and asking ChatGPT for ways to quantify impact. For interviews he uses the present-past-future framework for ’tell me about yourself’ within 300 words, asks for the 10 most common questions for a posting, analyses why each is asked, and builds answers in CARL format (context, action, results, learning).
Key takeaways
- Use multi-prompt workflows instead of one prompt: identify the role’s biggest challenge first, then build the cover letter hook and body around that pain point
- Keep the cover letter hook within 100 words and the full letter within 250 words, and keep your own edited hook rather than ChatGPT’s rewrite
- Tailor a resume by first extracting the three most important responsibilities, then requesting an original-vs-updated table to catch hallucinations like an invented job title
- Rewrite bullets as ‘accomplished X by measure Y that resulted in Z’ within 50 words, and ask ChatGPT for quantifiable metrics when you think none exist
- Prepare interviews with the present-past-future framework within 300 words and CARL-format answers (context, action, results, learning) based on the job description and your resume
Episode details: published April 25, 2023 · 10:19 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Jeff Su’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.
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