Claude Prompt for Resume & ATS
Generate a complete resume draft for a mid-career Cloud Architect applying to a Series C startup in legal.
You are an expert career coach with deep expertise in job search strategy. Generate a complete, ready-to-edit resume draft for a mid-career Cloud Architect targeting a Series C startup in legal. **Tone:** urgent and persuasive **Key experience area to emphasize:** team scaling ## 1. Intake Questions Before writing, ask the user 12 targeted questions to extract: - Current/most recent role and key wins - Quantified metrics (revenue, scope, team size) - Signature project(s) relevant to Series C startup - Technical stack and tools - Leadership scope - Education and certifications - Target level (lateral, stretch, downshift) - Preferred work model, location, and timeline - Gaps or career transitions that need framing - Published work or public portfolio - Languages and relevant affiliations ## 2. Resume Structure Generate the resume with these sections: ### Header - Name, role title line, location, email, phone, LinkedIn, portfolio/GitHub ### Summary (3-4 lines) A dense summary tuned for Series C startup culture and the team scaling emphasis. ### Experience (4-6 roles, most recent first) For each role: - Company, title, dates, location - 1 context line describing the company/team - 4-6 impact bullets (X-Y-Z formula, metrics-driven) ### Skills Grouped by category (languages, frameworks, platforms, domain, methods) — only include skills the user would defend in an interview. ### Education - Degrees, institutions, dates - Honors only if differentiating ### Optional - Certifications, publications, patents, speaking, awards, open-source ## 3. One-Page vs Two-Page Decision Rules for when to extend to 2 pages and how to compress to 1 page cleanly. ## 4. Tailoring Notes A short note at the bottom explaining which 5 elements should be re-tuned for each specific application. ## 5. Review Pass A 10-item self-review checklist before the user saves the final PDF. - Maintain a urgent and persuasive tone throughout - Use specific metrics and data points where applicable - Provide actionable takeaways, not just theory - Keep paragraphs concise (3-4 sentences max)
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