AI prompts for career development

You can use AI to suggest potential career paths based on your degree program, interests, skills and experience.

Try prompts such as:

• Provide careers and job roles well suited to a [insert degree name].
• Provide some more unusual jobs for a [insert degree name] graduate.
• Based on my [insert major, skills or interests], what career roles and titles should I consider?
• How could I begin to explore a career in [insert field]?
• Based my resume [attach or provide link], suggest potential careers and job roles for me.
• Based my resume [attach or provide link], suggest alternative and emerging career areas I could explore.
• Provide skills, experience and qualifications needed to become a [insert career or job title]?

You can use AI to find more detail on certain jobs to discover if they’ll be right for you.

Try prompts such as:

• Provide a rundown of a typical workday for a [insert job title or career].
• Provide tasks and responsibilities to be completed as a [insert job title or career].
• Searching this website [insert link to Seek or LinkedIn], provide key skills, tasks and qualifications for [insert job role].
• Provide the average salary/salary range for a [insert job title or career] in [insert country, state or area].

You can use AI to find out more about a certain industry or company.

Try prompts such as:

• Searching LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed or Seek, provide a list of companies that are growing in [insert industry] in [insert country, state or area]?
• List some companies in [insert country, state or area] that are seeking a [insert job title or career].
• Provide an overview of the [insert industry] industry in [insert country, state or area] and some of the leading companies.
• List some of the key skills to have in the [insert field] field.
• What are some common mistakes people make when applying for jobs in the [insert field] field?
• Provide some good resources for learning more about the [insert field] field in [insert country, state or area].
• How can I stay up to date with the latest trends in the [insert industry] industry?

Try prompts such as:

• Where can I find work experience as a [insert job title] in [insert country, state or area]?
• List some extra-curricular activities to consider preparing for work in [insert industry]?
• Provide some good ways to network in the [insert industry] industry.
• How can I get experience in the [insert field]?

You can use AI to provide a catchy snapshot of your professional offerings.

Try prompts such as:

• Help me create a concise introduction for my professional bio, highlighting my current role and key expertise.
• Can you assist me in outlining my professional background, including my current position and significant roles I've held in the past?
• I need assistance detailing my educational background, such as degrees, institutions, and relevant certifications.
• Provide suggestions for listing my key skills and areas of expertise in a way that is impactful for a professional bio.
• Help me describe notable achievements in my career, such as awards, recognitions, or successful projects.
• Suggest ways to mention my involvement in professional affiliations, memberships, or industry organisations.
• Assist me in discussing my commitment to ongoing professional development, including workshops, courses, or conferences I've attended.
• Provide a concise way to express my work philosophy or mission statement in my professional bio.
• Help me detail any community or volunteer work related to my profession and how it aligns with my values.
• Provide ideas for outlining my future goals and aspirations in my professional journey.
• Add a personal touch to my professional bio by suggesting a hobby or interest that complements my work life.

You can use AI to suggest wording for the headline and summary of your LinkedIn profile.

Try prompts such as:

• Provide some LinkedIn headlines (up to 150 characters) that include the most common keywords for a [insert job role or career].
• Generate a LinkedIn summary for my LinkedIn profile [insert profile link].
• How can I create a LinkedIn profile that will attract employers in the [insert industry] industry?
• Suggest improvements for my LinkedIn profile [insert profile link] for attracting employers in the [insert industry] industry.

Warning: Any AI-generated text will be generic and should only be used as a guide when curating your LinkedIn profile. Be sure to write the final draft of your profile in your own tone of voice, using your own expressions and drawing from your own professional examples, to let your personal style shine through.

AI can help you refine your resume and give you some tips for applying for certain roles based on your skills and experience.

Try the following prompts:

• Based on my [insert skills], suggest improvements for my resume to apply for a [insert job title] role.
• Suggest improvements for my resume for applying for a role with the following criteria [paste criteria].
• Suggest improvements for my resume to apply for the following job: [paste link to job ad].
• How can I build my portfolio in the [insert field] field?

Warning: Any AI-generated text will be lacking in personal style and tone, and should only be used as a guide when refining your resume. Be sure to write the final draft of your resume yourself, using your own expressions and drawing from your own professional examples, so your own personal style shines through.

You can use AI to search for relevant jobs in a particular area, or to provide tips for your search.

Try the following prompts:

• What entry-level [insert career] roles are currently available [insert country, state, area]?
• Provide some job-search tips for an entry-level [insert career or job title] role.
• Based on my [insert degree name] degree, suggest relevant jobs I can apply for in the [insert city] area.

You can use AI to assist in creating a first draft of a cover letter.

Try the following prompts:

• Generate a cover letter based on job ad: [insert link] using details from my resume: [cut and paste text from resume].
• Write a cover letter for a [insert job] using the following details from my resume: [insert skills/education/experience details].
• Using details from my resume [insert skills/education/experience details], help me address the following selection criteria: [paste selection criteria].
• Generate a cover letter that addresses the following criteria: [paste criteria].

Warning: Any AI -generated text will be generic and lacking in personal style and tone, and should only be used as a guide when crafting a cover letter. Be sure to write the final draft of your cover letter in your own tone of voice, using your own expressions and drawing from your own professional examples, to let your personal style shine through.

You can ask AI to provide potential interview questions based on a role or job description.

Try typing something like:

• Provide some possible job interview questions based on the following job description [paste job description].
• How can I prepare for a job interview in the [insert field] field?

You can also ask AI to provide constructive feedback on your interview answers.

For example:

• Ask me for my response to the following job interview question, then suggest improvements: [paste question].