# ChatGPT Resume & Interview 4-Prompt Chain

> A 4-step prompt workflow to tailor resumes and prep for interviews.

This prompt sequence guides an LLM to compare your resume against a specific job posting, calculate a match score, and identify missing keywords. It then rewrites bullet points using Google's X-Y-Z formula, checks for ATS parsing issues, and generates targeted interview questions with model answers.

## The prompt

Run these 4 prompts sequentially in a single ChatGPT conversation:

Step 1: Upload or paste your resume and the target job description, then submit:

"Act as a senior recruiter. Compare my resume to this job description. Give me a match score out of 100 and list my top 5 missing keywords."

Step 2 (stay in the same chat):

"Re-write my experience section to naturally include those keywords. Use the google X-Y-Z formula: Accomplished X, as measured by Y, by doing Z."

Step 3:

"Now act as an application tracking system filter. Scan my updated resume and tell me which sections a bot would struggle to read."

Step 4 (interview prep bonus):

"Act as the hiring manager for this role. Ask me the 3 hardest technical questions. Then write the best answer for each one based on my background."

## What it is for

- Identify missing keywords between an existing resume and a target job description
- Rewrite resume bullet points using the Google X-Y-Z achievement structure
- Screen resume formatting and layout for potential ATS parsing roadblocks
- Generate tailored mock interview questions and answers based on your background

## Key points

- Match score calculation out of 100 with a list of top missing keywords
- Experience section rewriting guided by Google's X-Y-Z formula (Accomplished X, measured by Y, by doing Z)
- ATS readability simulation to flag sections an automated parser would struggle with
- Mock technical interview questions generated from the hiring manager's perspective

## Pricing

Free

## Details

- Type: Prompt
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Topic: [AI Prompts](https://xiry.app/topics/ai/ai-prompts.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web, iOS, Android
- For: Job seekers tailoring resumes and preparing for interviews using ChatGPT or other LLMs.
- Alternative to: Jobscan, Teal, Resume Worded
- Tags: chatgpt, prompts, resume, interview, career, job search

## Why it was saved

- [@kyman.ai, 23 February 2026](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVHh6n7EpT0/): Eliminates generic resume advice by systematically benchmarking against specific job criteria, adding missing keywords via Google's X-Y-Z formula, catching ATS parsing errors, and generating mock interview answers.

## Compare

- [Alternatives to Jobscan](https://xiry.app/alternatives/jobscan.md)
- [Alternatives to Teal](https://xiry.app/alternatives/teal.md)

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Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/chatgpt-resume-and-interview-4-prompt-chain

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