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Decode a job ad and decide whether to apply
The ad asks for everything and you only tick half the boxes. Find out what really matters, what's a nice-to-have and whether it's worth your evening.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me decode this job ad and decide whether to apply. The job ad: [paste it] About me: [current role, main skills, qualifications] What I need: [e.g. pay at least X, school hours, hybrid, within 30 minutes] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Split the requirements into must-have and nice-to-have, with one line on how you can tell. 2. My match: a table of each must-have, my evidence, and strong, partial or missing. 3. The key words and phrases from the ad I should use in my CV and covering letter. 4. Anything to ask before applying, and anything that might be a red flag (vague pay, huge role for the level). 5. A clear verdict: apply, apply with a strong covering letter, or skip, and why. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste it: a short note you already have. current role, main skills, qualifications: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Help me decode this job ad and decide whether to apply. The job ad: [paste it] About me: [current role, main skills, qualifications] What I need: [e.g. pay at least X, school hours, hybrid, within 30 minutes] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Split the requirements into must-have and nice-to-have, with one line on how you can tell. 2. My match: a table of each must-have, my evidence, and strong, partial or missing. 3. The key words and phrases from the ad I should use in my CV and covering letter. 4. Anything to ask before applying, and anything that might be a red flag (vague pay, huge role for the level). 5. A clear verdict: apply, apply with a strong covering letter, or skip, and why. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, dates or results. UK English. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. paste it: a short note you already have. current role, main skills, qualifications: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You paste the job ad and a few lines about you.
The assistant asks what you need from the job, such as pay, hours or location.
You get the must-haves versus nice-to-haves, your match score, the words to use and a go or no-go.
What happens
Use Gemini to decode a job ad and decide whether to apply
The ad asks for everything and you only tick half the boxes. Find out what really matters, what's a nice-to-have and whether it's worth your evening.
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Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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