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Write a CV from scratch when you've never had one
No CV, or one from years ago, and a job you want closes on Friday. Get a clean two-page CV built from questions about what you've actually done.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me write a CV from scratch. The kind of job I'm going for: [e.g. admin assistant, warehouse team leader] Jobs I've had, with dates: [even part-time, casual or family business] School, college, training or certificates: [with dates if you know] Other things I've done: [e.g. volunteering, caring, running a club] Skills: [e.g. tills, Excel, forklift licence, languages] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Ask follow-ups a few at a time if you still need a result I've forgotten. Then: 1. A UK-style CV of no more than two pages: name and contact details, a 3-line profile, experience with 3 to 5 bullet points per job, education, skills. 2. Start each bullet with an action word and include a number or result where I've given one. 3. No photo, date of birth or marital status, and tell me why UK CVs usually leave them out. 4. A list of anything you've left as a blank for me to fill in. Plain text so I can paste it anywhere. 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. e.g. admin assistant, warehouse team leader: a short note you already have. even part-time, casual or family business: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help me write a CV from scratch. The kind of job I'm going for: [e.g. admin assistant, warehouse team leader] Jobs I've had, with dates: [even part-time, casual or family business] School, college, training or certificates: [with dates if you know] Other things I've done: [e.g. volunteering, caring, running a club] Skills: [e.g. tills, Excel, forklift licence, languages] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Ask follow-ups a few at a time if you still need a result I've forgotten. Then: 1. A UK-style CV of no more than two pages: name and contact details, a 3-line profile, experience with 3 to 5 bullet points per job, education, skills. 2. Start each bullet with an action word and include a number or result where I've given one. 3. No photo, date of birth or marital status, and tell me why UK CVs usually leave them out. 4. A list of anything you've left as a blank for me to fill in. Plain text so I can paste it anywhere. 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 Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. admin assistant, warehouse team leader: a short note you already have. even part-time, casual or family business: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type your jobs, school or training, and anything else you've done, messy is fine.
The assistant asks about results, responsibilities and skills you might not think count.
You get a two-page CV in plain text, ready to paste into Word or Google Docs.
What happens
Use Copilot to write a CV from scratch when you've never had one
No CV, or one from years ago, and a job you want closes on Friday. Get a clean two-page CV built from questions about what you've actually done.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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