Career Audit
Hiring managers skim, so small weaknesses in a resume, cover letter or LinkedIn profile cost interviews. These audit prompts review your own documents the way a careful recruiter would: clarity of impact, evidence behind claims, keywords that match a target role, and consistency between documents. There are also checks for portfolios and interview readiness, including how well your stories answer likely questions. Paste your text with personal details removed, name the job you want, and ask for specific edits rather than general praise. The output is a draft review; keep your own voice, never invent achievements, and double-check every date and figure before you send anything.
Start with these
A short list of well-specified prompts from this page, picked by our checklist score (specific inputs, clear output format, concrete steps). It is a heuristic, not a verdict.
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LinkedIn Headline and About Section Audit
Audit your LinkedIn headline and About section for clarity, first impression and the search terms recruiters use.
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Employment Gap Wording Audit
Audit how your resume and cover note word employment gaps, deciding for each gap whether it needs a mention and how to phrase it.
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Sales Resume Audit for Quota Evidence
Audit a sales resume for quota evidence, checking that numbers are specific, honest and comparable across roles.
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Career Changer Resume Audit: Teacher to UX
Audit a career changer resume, such as teacher to UX, to check that transferable skills read as credible and not stretched.
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LinkedIn Profile Audit for a Freelance Consultant
Audit a LinkedIn profile for a freelance consultant to check that it sells your services clearly, not only a job history.
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ATS Parse Check of a Resume
Find formatting that may break applicant tracking systems.
Prompts
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Cover Letter Opening Paragraph Audit
Check whether the first lines earn the next ten seconds.
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Cover Letter Audit Against a Job Posting
Map letter claims to what the employer asked for.
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Cover Letter Tone Audit for a Startup Role
Check voice, humour and confidence for a small company.
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Cover Letter Audit for a Career Change
Check that the pivot is explained and proved.
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Cover Letter Audit for an Academic or Research Post
Check scholarly letters for fit, plan and evidence.
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Cover Letter Audit for a Referral or Networking Introduction
Check a short letter that mentions a contact.
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Cover Letter Audit for a Public-Sector or Nonprofit Role
Check mission fit and evidence of values without slogans.
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Cover Letter Closing and Call to Action Audit
Check how the letter ends and what it asks for.
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Cover Letter Audit: Opening, Evidence and Fit
Check if your cover letter says why you, why this job, why now.
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Reference and Recommendation Request Audit
Plan who to ask and what to send them.
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Application Package Final Check: Resume, Letter and Form Answers Together
Check that everything submitted agrees and fits the role.
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Outreach Email Draft Audit for Job Seekers
Check a message to a hiring manager or contact before you send it.
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LinkedIn Headline and About Section Audit
Audit your LinkedIn headline and About section for clarity, first impression and the search terms recruiters use.
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LinkedIn Experience Section Audit
Check job entries for outcomes, skills and consistency with the resume.
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LinkedIn Profile Audit for a Freelance Consultant
Audit a LinkedIn profile for a freelance consultant to check that it sells your services clearly, not only a job history.
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LinkedIn Profile Audit for a Job Seeker in Healthcare Admin
Check keywords, credentials and privacy on a healthcare profile.
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LinkedIn Recommendations and Skills Audit
Check endorsements and recommendations for relevance and gaps.
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LinkedIn Activity and Posts Audit
Check what my posts signal to people who view my profile.
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LinkedIn Profile Photo, Banner and Featured Section Audit
Check the visual and linked material on a profile.
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Profile Consistency Audit Across Resume, LinkedIn and Portfolio
Find contradictions that raise doubt with recruiters.
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LinkedIn Outreach Message Audit
Check connection and follow-up messages for tone and clarity.
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Privacy and Visibility Settings Audit for a Professional Profile
Check what strangers and employers can see.
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Personal Website or Portfolio Page Audit for Job Seekers
Check a portfolio site for what a recruiter can understand in a minute.
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Design Portfolio Case Study Audit
Check that a case study shows thinking, not just outputs.
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Developer Portfolio Repository Audit
Check pinned repositories as a hiring manager would.
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Interview Answer Audit Using the STAR Structure
Score recorded or written answers for structure and honesty.
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Interview Readiness Audit One Week Before
Check preparation gaps and rank what to fix first.
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Mock Interview Debrief and Scoring
Score a practice interview and plan improvement.
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Online Presence Review for a Job Search
Check what employers find when they search.
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Salary Negotiation Preparation Audit
Check preparation and evidence before a pay discussion.
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Reference and Referee Preparation Check
Make sure referees are ready and appropriate.
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Career Gap and Transition Narrative Review
Check how a gap or change is explained.
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Application Tracking and Follow-Up Process Audit
Check that no opportunity is lost to disorganisation.
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Portfolio Project Case Study Audit: Problem, Process, Result
Check whether a case study shows your thinking.
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Mock Interview Answer Audit With a Scoring Rubric
Get feedback on your practice answers.
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Offer Letter and Contract Review Questions (Not Legal Advice)
Prepare questions about an offer before you accept.
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Job Search Tracker Audit: Where Applications Stall
Analyse your job search pipeline.
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Salary Research Notes Audit: Sources, Ranges and Assumptions
Check that the pay range you plan to ask for is based on sound inputs.
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New Graduate Resume Audit
Score a first resume and fix what hiring managers skip.
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Career Changer Resume Audit: Teacher to UX
Audit a career changer resume, such as teacher to UX, to check that transferable skills read as credible and not stretched.
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Senior Engineer Resume Audit for Length and Signal
Cut a long engineering resume down to its strongest evidence.
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ATS Parse Check of a Resume
Find formatting that may break applicant tracking systems.
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Employment Gap Wording Audit
Audit how your resume and cover note word employment gaps, deciding for each gap whether it needs a mention and how to phrase it.
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Nursing Resume Audit for Clinical Credibility
Check a nursing resume for evidence, structure and privacy.
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Skilled Trades Resume Audit
Make licences, projects and safety record easy to verify.
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Sales Resume Audit for Quota Evidence
Audit a sales resume for quota evidence, checking that numbers are specific, honest and comparable across roles.
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Federal-Style Long Resume Audit
Check a detailed application resume against the posting.
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Academic CV to Industry Resume Audit
Check that an academic record has been translated for employers.
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Part-Time Student Resume Audit
Check that casual jobs and activities tell a clear story.
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Returning-to-Work Resume Audit After Caregiving
Check a resume after a long break without hiding the facts.
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Freelancer Resume Audit: Consolidating Many Clients
Check that project work is grouped into a coherent story.
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Executive Resume Audit for Scope and Board Credibility
Check leadership claims for scale, results and governance.
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Military to Civilian Resume Translation Audit
Check that service experience reads clearly to civilian employers.
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Retail Manager Resume Audit for Measurable Impact
Check store results, team scale and shrink or sales claims.
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Project Manager Resume Audit for Delivery Evidence
Check that projects show scope, outcome and role clearly.
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Internal Promotion Resume Audit
Check an internal application for impact beyond the job description.
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Creative Resume Design Audit: Style Versus Readability
Weigh a designed resume against screening and accessibility.
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Resume Bullet Audit: Action, Scope, Result and Proof
Strengthen bullets by checking each for what you did and what changed.
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Resume Keyword and Match Audit Against a Job Description
Compare your resume with a job advert honestly.
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Skills Inventory Audit: Evidence, Gaps and How to Show Them
List your skills with proof and see what to learn or highlight.
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Networking Contact Log Audit: Who Have You Followed Up With?
Check your networking activity and follow-through.
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Job Description Versus Real Work Audit
Check that your role description matches what you actually do.
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