I want to build my Career Vault — a running set of my strongest stories and proof points that I’ll pull from for every job application. Ask me one section at a time, in this order, and help me tighten what I give you before moving on: 1. Tell me about yourself — using the Present, Past, Future formula. My current focus and strength, the path that built it, where I want to bring that value next. Help me get this to something I could say out loud in under a minute. 2. Hero stories — my peak achievements, each as Context (the problem), Action (what I specifically did), Result (the measurable outcome). Push me for real numbers, not just descriptions. 3. Every tool and platform I’ve ever used, even from years ago. 4. My kudos file — any praise I can paste in: LinkedIn recommendations, emails, performance review highlights, Slack messages. 5. A “just remembered” ledger — anything that comes to mind that I haven’t organized yet. Raw is fine, I’ll polish it later. 6. My references — name, title, company, email, phone, and how we worked together. Ask me for one section, wait for my answer, help me sharpen it if it’s vague or missing a number, then move to the next. When we’re done, save the whole thing as a Google Doc in my JobFlow folder in Google Drive, titled “Career Vault – started [today’s date].”

Here’s my resume — I’ve attached the Word file directly. [Or paste it as plain text if you’d rather not upload.] [Optional: Here’s a cover letter I’m proud of — this is my voice. Everything you write for me should sound like this at its best.] Hold onto this for the rest of our conversation. I’ll be applying to a specific role next, and I want everything you write to be grounded in this background.

Here’s a job I’m considering. Company: [COMPANY]. Role: [ROLE TITLE]. [PASTE THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION HERE] Give me an honest fit evaluation — no padding, no false encouragement. I want: – Overall fit percentage, and potential fit with improvements – Your best guess at the hiring manager’s title, and whether a cover letter is likely required – My top 3 strengths that map directly to specific requirements in this listing – My top 3 real gaps – Specific, actionable ways to close each gap – One honest sentence on whether this is worth pursuing — if it’s a stretch or a mismatch, say so directly If anything here reminds you of experience I have that isn’t in what I gave you, ask me about it — that’s exactly the kind of thing that belongs in my Career Vault. Before anything else, put this at the very top of your response on its own line, so I can copy it: JOB – [COMPANY] – [ROLE TITLE] – today’s date

Let’s build my Job Doc for this role — the thinking document I’ll copy into Google Docs and use throughout this application. Include: related documents (job URL, company URL, this chat’s URL — [PASTE THE URL YOU COPIED FROM YOUR BROWSER] — and filenames I’ll use for this role’s files, following this pattern: Company – Role – Type – YYYYMMDD), the likely hiring manager and recruiter titles for me to research on LinkedIn, a first-person paragraph on what genuinely caught my attention about this role, the company mission or vision if it’s in the listing, my fit score and key gap from the last step, salary and location details, an application checklist, 6-8 exact phrases from the listing I should mirror in my resume and cover letter, and a blank scratchpad section at the bottom for my own notes. Save it as a Google Doc in my JobFlow folder, titled “Company – Role – Job Doc.”

Now give me a project card formatted to paste directly into ClickUp, Notion, or Trello — my pipeline tracker for this role. Include a task title format, company and role details, the likely hiring manager, my fit score, a pipeline status list (Researching, Applied, Phone screen, Interviewing, Offer received — plus a Closed branch for Rejected, Withdrew, or Accepted), and an outreach tracker checklist.

Now write me a tailored resume for this role. Keep it to [ONE PAGE / TWO PAGES]. Before you show me the executive summary, check it silently against two things and only show me a version that passes both: does line one name the hiring manager’s problem, not my credentials? And would a hiring manager know in 6 seconds what problem I solve, with one proof point visible? Rewrite internally until both pass, up to three tries. Rules: executive summary is 3 sentences max, no “I,” one real metric, in the listing’s own language. Every bullet follows Accomplished X as measured by Y by doing Z — never invent a metric. Mirror the job description’s exact phrases. No em dashes. If this runs to two pages: end page 1 only after a complete role — every bullet for that role included. Never split a role’s bullets across the page break, and never leave just a role heading stranded at the bottom of page 1 with no bullets under it. If a role won’t fit whole, push the entire role to page 2. Please create this as an actual Word document I can download, not just plain text in the chat.

Now review that resume against the listing like a recruiter would. Give me: an ATS score out of 10 with what’s landing and what’s missing, a check on whether my headline matches what this hiring team searches for, a check on my summary, the top 5 bullets to strengthen with a before and after rewrite for each, up to 5 missing keywords and exactly where to add them, what’s genuinely working, and the single highest-impact thing to fix before I submit.

A cover letter is required for this one. [If you’ve found the hiring manager on LinkedIn, paste their profile here so you can read their tone and calibrate to it. If not, delete this line — I’ll write to the department hiring team instead.] Write it in StoryBrand® structure: open with their problem in their language, never “I am writing to apply,” never “I believe I would be a great fit” — show, don’t claim. Four short paragraphs, under 350 words, warm and direct. No em dashes. The hiring manager is the hero, I’m the guide.

I’ve submitted the application. Now help me reach out to the hiring manager within 24 hours. [If you found them on LinkedIn, paste their profile here so you can read their tone and calibrate to it. If not, delete this line.] Give me: their likely title if I haven’t found them yet and how to search for them, a read on whether to use a LinkedIn connection request or email based on their activity (500+ connections and posted in the last 90 days means LinkedIn, otherwise email), a LinkedIn connection request under 300 characters in my voice, and if email is the better route, a subject line and a 4-5 sentence message. Keep it warm, direct, and specific to this role — never generic.