How to Edit your Curriculum Vitae with Claude AI
"Edit my CV" ❌
"Write my CV" ❌
"Make my CV better" ❌
Bad prompts = Bad resumes.
Upload your draft CV and copy these 7 expert-level prompts instead to create a CV or résumé that actually stands out:
1. THE RECRUITER'S 10-SECOND TEST
"Act as a senior recruiter with 15 years of experience hiring for [industry/role]. Review my uploaded CV as if you were screening 200 applications for a competitive vacancy. Evaluate the first 10 seconds of reading, clarity of professional identity, relevance of experience, strength of achievements, career progression and credibility. Identify exactly what would make you shortlist or reject me. Give me a score out of 100 using a transparent assessment rubric, identify my 10 biggest weaknesses and recommend specific improvements. Be critical rather than complimentary."
2. THE JOB DESCRIPTION MATCHING PROMPT
"Act as an experienced recruitment consultant and job description analyst. I will paste a vacancy below. Compare every essential and desirable requirement against my uploaded CV. Create a three-column table showing each requirement, evidence from my CV and any gaps. Identify relevant technical skills, competencies, qualifications and terminology missing from my CV. Distinguish between skills I possess but have poorly presented and skills for which there is no evidence. Recommend accurate wording improvements without inventing experience or qualifications. Finally, estimate my alignment with the role using an explained scoring rubric, not an assumed ATS score.
Job description: [PASTE HERE]"
3. THE ACHIEVEMENT TRANSFORMATION PROMPT
"Act as an executive CV writer specialising in achievement-based career narratives. Examine every responsibility and bullet point in my work experience. Identify statements that merely describe duties rather than demonstrate results. Rewrite them using strong action verbs, specific contributions, relevant methods and measurable outcomes where supported. Where numbers or evidence are missing, ask me targeted questions to uncover them. Do not invent percentages, financial savings, leadership responsibilities or accomplishments. Present the original statement, improved version and reason for each change."
4. THE ATS OPTIMISATION PROMPT
"Act as an applicant tracking system (ATS) optimisation specialist familiar with modern recruitment practices. Analyse my CV against the job description I provide. Identify relevant keywords, standard job titles, technical competencies, qualifications and industry terminology that should appear naturally where supported by my experience. Examine headings, date formats, document structure, tables, graphics and other potential parsing problems. Recommend a clean, ATS-readable layout and explain each change. Do not keyword-stuff, fabricate qualifications or claim to predict an actual ATS ranking."
5. THE PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY PROMPT
"Act as a career branding strategist and senior recruitment consultant. Analyse my career history, strongest qualifications, specialist skills, achievements and target position. Write three alternative professional summaries of 50–70 words each: one achievement-focused, one expertise-focused and one tailored specifically to my target vacancy. Avoid generic phrases such as 'hardworking', 'passionate individual' and 'team player' unless supported by meaningful evidence. Explain which version best positions me for the role and why."
6. THE CAREER GAPS AND WEAKNESSES PROMPT
"Act as a critical hiring manager evaluating my CV for [target role]. Identify employment gaps, unexplained career transitions, overlapping dates, short appointments, vague job titles, inconsistent career progression and qualifications that may raise questions during screening. Distinguish genuine concerns from issues that simply need clearer presentation. Suggest truthful ways to address each issue in my CV or cover letter. Where information is insufficient, ask me questions before recommending changes. Do not conceal material facts or invent explanations."
7. THE FINAL CV RECONSTRUCTION AND QUALITY AUDIT
"Now act as a panel consisting of a senior recruiter, hiring manager, industry specialist and professional CV editor. Using my original CV, the target job description and the improvements we have agreed upon, reconstruct a complete, professionally structured, job-specific CV. Prioritise relevant experience, verified achievements, appropriate keywords and clear evidence of suitability. Use concise UK English and consistent formatting. Preserve factual accuracy and do not introduce unsupported information. After drafting, conduct an independent quality audit for factual inconsistencies, repetition, vague claims, missing evidence, ATS readability, grammar and relevance. Provide the final CV, a summary of substantial changes and a checklist of information I must verify before submitting."IMPORTANT: Do not simply copy the output and start applying for jobs.
Read every sentence. Verify every claim. Check the job requirements. Remove anything you cannot defend during an interview.
A good CV does not need to exaggerate your experience. It needs to present your actual value convincingly.
AI should help you communicate your qualifications, not manufacture qualifications you do not possess.
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