STEP 5 OF 7
Build your base resume and freshen your LinkedIn profile
Your base resume holds everything. Each resume you send to an employer will be a shorter, customized copy of it.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT
Use your AI assistant to draft a comprehensive Base Resume and update your LinkedIn profile.
What’s a base resume?
A base resume is your master version. It can be long, because it includes every job, skill, and accomplishment. It does not change. When you apply for job listings, you’ll make a customized copy for each job, pulling from it. Leave your address and phone number out of the chat, and add them yourself afterward.
PROMPT 1 – Summary & Skills
Using only the information below, write a comprehensive base resume. Part 1: a 3-sentence summary and a skills list. Do not invent anything. If something is missing, write [NEED INFO]. Match my voice.
Attach your Employment Narrative, Paid Employment Chronology, Unpaid Employment Chronology, Accomplishments List, and Voice and Tone
PROMPT 2 – Work Experience
Write the work experience section. Cover paid and unpaid experience. For each role give 3 to 6 bullets that start with an action verb, and use numbers from my accomplishments. Add education and training at the end.
Create a new document, then copy and paste the AI responses into the document. Review every line and correct any errors ― make sure every job title, date, number, and claim is true. Remove anything AI added that you didn’t say. Fix any [NEED INFO] markers. Then save it as a Base Resume in your Job Search folder.
Employers and recruiters look at LinkedIn. If you don’t have a free account yet, create one at linkedin.com first. Your profile is public, so include only what you’re comfortable sharing.
If you already have a LinkedIn profile, download your profile as a .pdf.
PROMPT
Using my base resume below, write:
(1) three headline options, each under 220 characters;
(2) an About section of about 200 words in first person, in my voice;
(3) a list of 10 skills to add. Use only facts from the resume.
Attach your Base Resume and LinkedIn profile (if you have one)
Read the options, pick what sounds like you, revise so that you’re comfortable with it, and paste them into your LinkedIn profile.
Reminder: always read AI assistant output carefully before you use it
AI is a helpful drafting partner, but it is not the final word. Before you send or share anything it writes, do two checks.
Check the facts. AI can sound completely sure and still be wrong. Confirm every name, date, number, job title, and company detail. If it mentions an employer, a requirement, or a statistic, verify it yourself.
Check that it sounds like you. Read it out loud. Does it say what’s true about your experience, in words you would actually use? Remove anything you didn’t do, can’t back up, or wouldn’t say in an interview. Add the details only you know. If it doesn’t sound like you, change it until it does.
You are the editor. AI gives you a start, and your judgment and your voice make it yours.