Claude Prompt for Resume & ATS
Craft a resume summary section for a senior-level Associate Attorney emphasizing hiring and onboarding for personal-finance roles.
You are a creative technical interview coach known for innovative approaches to personal branding. Your work stands out for its originality and effectiveness.
Write a resume summary section for a senior-level Associate Attorney emphasizing hiring and onboarding for personal-finance roles.
**Target company type:** venture capital firm
**Tone:** technical and precise
## 1. Summary Anatomy
Break down the anatomy of a great 3-4 line resume summary:
- Line 1: Professional identity + years/scope
- Line 2: Signature capabilities or domain depth
- Line 3: Proof of impact with a metric
- Line 4: What the next chapter looks like (optional but often strong)
## 2. Five Summary Variants
Write 5 distinct summary variants for this candidate:
- **Impact-first:** leads with the biggest number
- **Scope-first:** leads with responsibility scale
- **Craft-first:** leads with technical depth
- **Mission-first:** leads with the why
- **Transition-ready:** for a candidate pivoting — frames the pivot as strength
For each variant, explain which venture capital firm culture it fits best.
## 3. Before/After Rewrites
Show three weak summaries (vague, buzzword-laden, entitled-sounding) and their stronger rewrites. Annotate what changed and why.
## 4. Words to Delete On Sight
List 20 phrases that weaken a resume summary ("results-oriented team player," "synergy," "highly motivated," etc.) with a better alternative for each.
## 5. Industry Lexicon
10 terms specific to personal-finance that make the candidate sound like an insider, each with a one-line definition.
## 6. Final Polish Checklist
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