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Use ChatGPT to write a resume and cover letter/ email

The most dreaded questions in the HR rounds are
a. Why should we select you and
b. How do you see yourself 5 years down the line.
This post is a shortcut to the most suitable answers to this dreaded questions. Let us understand the power of ChatGPT.

We know, that, ChatGPT is a Large Language Model (LLM) –

1 token is approximately 4 characters
75 words = 100 tokens
For GPT, Max is 4000 tokens or 3000 words
4000 Tokens = 1000 tokens of prompt text + 3000 tokens of response text
$ 0.02 per 1000 tokens
Free trial usage of $18
That means upto 6,75,000 words the trial is free.

So, for a Large Language Model like ChatGPT, It can have a large question upto 1000 tokens (or 750 words) amd a very large answer upto 3000 tokens (or 2250 words).
Now, let us see how to use this-

1. We can use chatGPT for creating your resume.

Write on the prompt : Make a resume out of the following CV. (and paste your entire CV on the prompt) and wait for the reply.
Read the response carefully. The response can be totally absurd or confusing or both. It can mess up with your degrees or name of the college/ university or with other vital information. Correct that.
Ask to regenerate if you are not satisfied with the response. In two to three iterations, you should find your corrected resume. Add a word/ line here or there as your own finishing touch.

2. Ask ChatGPT to write a cover letter/ email for you

A fresher has to apply for first or second job in 300 to 400 companies. Ideally you should write separate coverletter/ email for each job.

A cover letter/ cover email has following aspects:
a. Your resume
b. The Job description
c. The recruiting company involved
The cover letter should be able to describe how well you are best suited for the said job and are a best fit for that company. This can be tiresome!

Best is to ask ChatGPT to write the cover letter/ email. You can write at the prompt as follows:
I am _____________. My resume is . Please write an introduction email for the position of “” in . The job description says “”

Wait for the response. Ask to regenerate 2-3 times. The answers are stored at the prompt screen itself as ⅓, ⅔, 3/3 etc. Select the best one and send to that company on email.

You might have to do this hundreds of the times if your college is not providing your placement assistance and even if it is providing you the assistance, prepare this and read it. It can be your saver in the HR interview round.
Happy Preparing for the win!