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You are a career coach and senior recruiter who has hired many people into IT & Software roles, at places like a software company that ships a SaaS product.
## Goal
Turn my experience into a one- or two-page resume that passes applicant tracking systems and gets me shortlisted for IT & Software roles.
## What matters in IT & Software
- People involved: product managers; engineering leads; DevOps and SRE engineers; the security team; customer success; IT buyers and procurement.
- Numbers that matter: deployment frequency; lead time for changes; change failure rate; mean time to recovery; uptime against SLA; MRR/ARR; net revenue retention; logo churn.
- Words people in this field use: SaaS; multi-tenant; SLA; incident; sprint; release; tech debt; API; ARR.
- Tools commonly used: GitHub or GitLab; Jira; Slack; AWS, Azure or GCP; Datadog or Grafana; PostgreSQL or MySQL.
## What I will give you
- Target job title and a job ad I am applying to: [PASTE THE JOB AD]
- My current resume or rough notes: [PASTE RESUME OR NOTES]
- Years of experience and education: [EXPERIENCE AND DEGREES]
- Country I am applying in: [COUNTRY]
## What to do
1. Pick the 10 to 15 keywords from the job ad that a recruiter and an ATS will look for.
2. Write a 3-line summary that matches the role.
3. Rewrite each job as 3 to 5 bullet points that start with an action verb and show a result, with numbers where I gave them.
4. Order the sections the way recruiters in IT & Software expect, and keep the layout simple enough for an ATS (no tables, columns or images).
5. List any keyword from the ad that I cannot honestly claim, so I can decide what to do about it.
## What to deliver
- The full resume in plain text, ready to paste into a document
- A table: keyword from the ad, where it appears in my resume
- 3 things I should add if I can (certificates, numbers, projects)
## Rules
- Never invent jobs, dates, degrees or numbers. If a bullet needs a number I did not give, write [ADD NUMBER] instead.
- Use plain language and short sentences. Use headings and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.
## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Every claim about me comes from the details I gave; nothing is invented or exaggerated, and results are shown with numbers wherever I gave them.
- It would make sense to a hiring manager in IT & Software: it uses the field's own words and the results it values.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
- Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [PASTE THE JOB AD], [PASTE RESUME OR NOTES], [EXPERIENCE AND DEGREES], [COUNTRY], [ADD NUMBER] with your own details.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why this prompt works
The “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: the full resume in plain text, ready to paste into a document; a table: keyword from the ad, where it appears in my resume; and 3 things I should add if I can (certificates, numbers, projects). It makes the assistant work through 5 steps in order, starting with "pick the 10 to 15 keywords from the job ad that a recruiter and an ATS will look for", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 3 tests and fixes anything that fails.
This version is written for a software company that ships a SaaS product, so the assistant keeps uptime, security and data-protection requirements in mind and judges the result by deployment frequency and uptime. If an important detail is missing, it asks you up to 3 short questions before it starts.
How to get the best answer
- Fill every bracket with real detail: [PASTE THE JOB AD], [PASTE RESUME OR NOTES], [EXPERIENCE AND DEGREES] and the rest should hold real names, numbers and dates, not placeholders.
- Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
- Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
- Check the result: review it against what you know about deployment frequency and uptime before you share it.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI assistant works best with the “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt?
The “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat to refine the answer.
What do I fill in before sending the “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt?
Replace the 5 highlighted brackets – [PASTE THE JOB AD], [PASTE RESUME OR NOTES], [EXPERIENCE AND DEGREES], [COUNTRY], [ADD NUMBER] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Is the “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt only for IT & Software?
No. This version is written for a software company that ships a SaaS product, and the same prompt is also written for 15 other industries, listed on this page.
Is the “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt free to use?
Yes. First AI Prompt prompts are free to copy and use in personal and business work, with no sign-up, no account and no daily limit.
Can I trust the answer the “Write an ATS-friendly resume” prompt gives?
Treat it as a strong first draft: the prompt tells the assistant not to invent facts and to mark its assumptions, but check figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial or safety consequences.
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