My original resume is the one at the very top. To create the other two, I used different AI prompts to optimize them.
The second resume is curated for seeking employment in the real estate industry.
This is what I asked: “Hello, I need your help tailoring my resume to a new field I want to enter: real estate. This is what I have so far… [inserted original resume]. I need you to proficiently highlight what skills I have that translate into the real estate industry.”
After the first response, I clarified and asked the AI to convert the resume into a PDF. However, when it did, some of the content got lost, so I said: “You left out some good things you mentioned earlier. Please include them in the PDF too, and make it look more put together and professional.”
What the AI modified:
Made my skill descriptions broader so they could apply better towards real estate.
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Retail consultations → qualifying leads / understanding client needs
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Explaining gear features/value → explaining property details, contracts, financing basics
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Merchandising/signage → staging & listing marketing awareness
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Rentals/agreements → comfort with contracts and detailed paperwork
Impact: Same facts, but now they sound directly relevant to the field.
For my other new resume, it was for being a potential hire in the packaging design industry. This is what I said: “Hello, here is my current resume… [inserted original resume]. Can you please make me a PDF of my resume, but tailored to reflect how my skills and experiences might be useful for a job in packaging design?”
The AI version reframes those my past job tasks towards packaging/visual design relevance:
- “Merchandising, signage, displays” becomes a design/visual presentation strength.
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“Explaining product specs to customers” becomes translating technical info into clear, consumer-friendly language (key in packaging).
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“Observing how customers interact with products” is pulled forward as a packaging-adjacent insight skill.
Overall, I learned that prompt engineering is basically audience-direction. The way you ask the AI shapes what it notices, what it emphasizes, and what language it uses.