Every prompt

I'm starting a job search and want an honest read on how clear my direction is.

Here's my background (paste your resume or a few paragraphs about your experience):
[PASTE]

Here are my answers to five questions:
1. The job title I'd search for tomorrow: [ANSWER]
2. Five companies I'd be excited to work at, and why: [ANSWER]
3. The problem I'd be hired to solve: [ANSWER]
4. My best evidence I can solve it: [ANSWER]
5. What I'd want a friend to say about me to a hiring manager: [ANSWER]

Classify me as one of three paths:
- Path 1: I know exactly what I want and how I fit. Execute.
- Path 2: I know the type of role, industry or set of companies, but not one specific thing.
- Path 3: I don't know yet, so I should be asking people for advice rather than jobs.

Be blunt. Most people overrate how clear they are. Quote the specific answers that put me on that path, then tell me the single most useful thing I could do in the next 24 hours to move one path closer to path 1.

I'm targeting [ROLE] roles at companies like [COMPANY 1], [COMPANY 2], [COMPANY 3].

For each company, summarize in 3–4 bullets:
- What changed for them in the last 12 months (funding, layoffs, new products, leadership changes, market shifts).
- What they seem to be prioritizing now, based on public statements and their open roles.
- What a person in my target role would most likely be asked to fix or build in their first six months.

Then step back and tell me the 3 problems that show up across most of these companies, phrased the way a hiring manager would describe them.

Mark anything you're unsure about or can't source, and list the sources I should check myself.

Help me write a short, truthful positioning story for my job search.

My background (resume or notes):
[PASTE]

What my target companies need right now (my point of view):
[PASTE YOUR 3–4 BULLETS]

Write three versions of a two-sentence story in this shape:
"I'm a [role] who [distinctive strength]. Most recently I [specific result]. I'm looking for [specific next thing], because [fit with what they need]."

Rules:
- Use only facts from my background. If a stronger claim would need evidence I haven't given you, ask me for it instead of inventing it.
- No adjectives about me like "passionate", "results-driven" or "strategic".
- Each version should emphasize a different strength.

Then tell me which version a busy hiring manager would remember after hearing it once, and why.

Act as a busy recruiter who spends 10 seconds skimming each resume. I'm targeting this kind of role: [TARGET ROLE AND LEVEL]. My positioning story is: [YOUR TWO-SENTENCE STORY].

Here's my resume:
[PASTE]

1. After 10 seconds on the top third only, say in one sentence what you think I'm for. Then say whether it matches my story.
2. List every bullet that describes duties instead of impact, and rewrite each with the result first. Where you'd need a number I haven't given, write [NUMBER?] instead of inventing one.
3. Flag any claim that sounds inflated or that an interviewer could easily poke holes in.
4. Tell me what to cut to fit on one page, starting with whatever doesn't support my story.
5. Point out typos, inconsistent formatting and filler words.

Be blunt. Don't praise anything unless it's genuinely strong.

Help me build a networking list for my job search.

My story: [YOUR TWO-SENTENCE STORY]
Target companies or kinds of companies: [LIST]

Here are the groups I belong to or have belonged to: [schools, past employers, communities, clubs, online groups, industry associations, etc.]

1. For each group, suggest where to find people from it who work at or near my targets (alumni directories, LinkedIn filters, Slack communities, etc.), with the exact search or filter to use.
2. Suggest five kinds of people I'm probably forgetting about.
3. Give me a simple table template to track: name, how I know them, tie strength (strong / weak / cold), what I'll ask for, date contacted, outcome, intros offered.

Write a short email I can send to my contact so they can forward it to someone they're introducing me to.

Me: [YOUR TWO-SENTENCE STORY, plus 1–2 specific results]
My contact (the introducer): [NAME, how they know me]
The person I want to meet: [NAME, ROLE, COMPANY, anything I know about their priorities]
What I want from the conversation: [e.g. 20 minutes on how their team approaches X]

Rules:
- Write it in the introducer's voice, in third person about me, so they can forward it unchanged.
- Under 100 words. One concrete result, one reason this person in particular would find the conversation worthwhile.
- Warm but not salesy. No adjectives like "amazing" or "rockstar".
- End by offering to connect us if they're up for it (double opt-in).

Give me two versions: one more formal, one more casual.

Help me write a cold email asking for advice (not a job or a referral).

Shared affinity: [e.g. same university, same former employer, same community]
About them (from LinkedIn or their bio): [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE]
About me: [YOUR TWO-SENTENCE STORY]
What I want advice on: [the specific decision or question]

Rules:
- About five sentences: the affinity, one specific detail about them that shows I did my homework, who I am, the advice ask (15 minutes), a low-pressure close.
- Don't ask for a job, a referral or an introduction.
- No flattery beyond the one specific detail. No "I hope this email finds you well."
- Plain and warm, like a person wrote it.

Also write a two-sentence follow-up I can send if I don't hear back after a week.

I'm applying for this role:
[PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]

Company: [NAME]. Here's anything I know about their current situation (recent news, funding, layoffs, strategy, what people there told me):
[PASTE OR "nothing yet"]

My base resume:
[PASTE]

1. In 4–5 bullets, describe what's top of mind for this company right now and what that means for this role. Separate what you can source from what you're inferring.
2. Name the 3 things the hiring manager most needs this person to do in the first six months.
3. For each, point to the evidence in my resume that best supports it, or tell me it's missing.
4. Suggest specific edits: a new summary line, which bullets to move up, wording changes that use their language for things I've actually done, and what to cut. Don't invent experience or numbers.

Keep it to what I can do in 30 minutes.

Help me prepare a story bank for an interview.

Job description:
[PASTE]

My resume:
[PASTE]

1. List the 6–8 requirements or competencies this interview will most likely test, in priority order.
2. For each, suggest which experience from my resume is the best story to tell, and the backup. If nothing in my resume fits, say so plainly; that's a gap I need to prepare for.
3. List the 10 behavioral questions I'm most likely to be asked for this role, and map each to a story.
4. For my two weakest areas, tell me the gap question I should expect and how to answer it honestly.

Don't invent details about my experience. Where you need more, ask me.

You're going to interview me for this role. Use voice mode if you can.

Role and company: [ROLE] at [COMPANY]
Job description: [PASTE]
Interview stage: [recruiter screen / hiring manager / final loop / specific round, e.g. product sense]
My resume: [PASTE]

Rules:
- Ask one question at a time and wait for my answer. Mix behavioral questions with questions specific to this role.
- Follow up the way a sharp interviewer would: ask for specifics, push on vague claims, and ask what I'd do differently.
- If I ramble past two minutes, interrupt me politely, the way a real interviewer would.
- After 5 questions, stop and give me feedback on each answer:
  - Did I lead with the result in the first sentence?
  - Was it specific, with numbers and my own actions (not "we")?
  - Did I include what I learned or would do differently?
  - Length, filler words, hedging.
  - The single biggest thing to fix.
- Then ask whether I want to redo my weakest answer.

Here's a transcript (or my best reconstruction) of an interview for [ROLE] at [COMPANY]:
[PASTE]

Review it like a candid interview coach:
1. For each answer, tell me its approximate length, whether the first sentence stated the result, and whether I answered the question actually asked.
2. Flag every place I said "we" where the interviewer couldn't tell what I personally did.
3. List my filler words and hedges, with counts.
4. Point out moments where the interviewer seemed to redirect me or lose interest, and what they were probably looking for instead.
5. Name the two habits that hurt me most across the whole interview, and give me a specific drill for each before my next interview.

Be direct. Quote my own words back to me.

Help me prepare for a salary negotiation phone call.

The offer: [base, bonus, equity and vesting, signing bonus, title/level, start date, anything else]
The role and location: [ROLE, LEVEL, CITY or REMOTE]
What I know about the market range: [DATA, SOURCES, POSTED RANGES]
Other offers or processes in flight (be honest; I won't bluff): [DETAILS or "none"]
What matters most to me, in order: [e.g. base, title, start date]
My walk-away point: [OPTIONAL]

1. Tell me whether this offer looks low, fair or strong for the market, and what you're basing that on. Flag what you're unsure about.
2. Draft talking points for call one: thanking them, asking how flexible each part is, asking "is this as high as you can go?", and asking for time.
3. Draft my single final ask for call two, in the form "If you can do X, I'll sign," covering all the variables at once. Give me a primary version and a fallback that trades across variables.
4. Write responses for: "this is our best offer", "we need an answer by Friday", and "what number would make this work?"

Tone: warm, enthusiastic about the role, firm on substance. No bluffing about competing offers.

I have an informational interview (coffee chat) coming up. Help me prepare.

The person: [NAME, ROLE, COMPANY, and anything from their LinkedIn or public writing]
How we're connected: [e.g. same university, introduced by a friend, cold outreach]
My situation: [YOUR TWO-SENTENCE STORY and the decision I'm weighing]
What I most want to learn: [ONE THING]

1. Give me 6 questions tailored to this person, starting with "If you were in my shoes, how would you approach this?" Make each specific to their path, not generic.
2. Suggest one specific ask to end with (an introduction, a resource or a next step), based on what I've told you.
3. Draft a 3-sentence thank-you email I can send the same day, with a placeholder for the most useful thing they said.

Write a forwardable intro email my contact can send to someone they're introducing me to.

Me: [YOUR TWO-SENTENCE STORY, plus one specific result]
The introducer: [NAME, how they know me and my work]
The recipient: [NAME, ROLE, COMPANY, anything I know about their priorities]
What I'm asking for: [e.g. 20 minutes on how their team approaches X, or advice on a career move]

Rules:
- Third person about me, in the introducer's voice, so it can be forwarded unchanged.
- Under 100 words. One concrete result. One reason this recipient specifically would want the conversation.
- End with a double opt-in line, like "Happy to connect you if you're up for it."
- No hype words like "amazing", "rockstar" or "superstar".
- Give me three subject line options that make sense to a stranger.

Then write the one-line note I send the introducer along with it.

Here are my messy notes from this week's job search (calls, emails, applications):
[PASTE NOTES]

Turn them into rows for a job application tracker with these columns:
Company, Role, Link, Source, Date applied, Stage, Resume version, Contacts, People to update, Next step, Next step date, Notes

Rules:
- Stage must be one of: Researching, Reaching out, Applied, Recruiter screen, Interviewing, Offer, Closed.
- Source must be one of: Referral, Intro, Recruiter reached out, Cold application, Conversation.
- If something is missing, leave the cell blank rather than guessing.
- Output as CSV I can paste into Google Sheets.

Then list anything that looks overdue or missing a next step.

I have a recruiter screen coming up and want to handle the salary question well.

Role: [TITLE, LEVEL]
Company: [NAME, stage/size, location or remote]
Posted salary range, if any: [RANGE or "none"]
What I know about market pay for this role: [DATA, SOURCES, PEOPLE I'VE ASKED]
Location / pay-transparency notes: [STATE OR CITY]

1. Estimate a realistic market range for this role and level, and tell me how confident you are and what sources I should check myself. Don't present guesses as facts.
2. Write my first answer (no number, asks for their range), a second answer if they push (market range, not my number), and a final fallback.
3. Write what I should type in a required "desired salary" field on their application form.
4. Write a short, polite response if they ask my current salary.

Keep everything warm, short and natural to say out loud.

Help me write a referral request message.

The role: [TITLE, COMPANY, LINK]
The person I'm asking: [NAME, how I know them, how well they know my work, whether they know the hiring manager]
My background: [RESUME OR SUMMARY]
The 2–3 results most relevant to this role: [LIST]

Write:
1. A short message asking for the referral (under 120 words). Name the role, say why this person specifically can speak to my work, mention what I've attached, and make it easy to say no.
2. If they know the hiring manager, one sentence asking whether they'd also send a quick personal note, plus that note (under 60 words, in their voice).
3. A third-person paragraph about me (under 70 words) they can paste into the referral form. Only use facts I gave you.
4. A two-sentence follow-up for if I hear nothing in four business days.

Warm, plain and specific. No flattery, no "I hope this finds you well."