Hi everyone, Luis and Rui here with another AI tutorial 👋
Feeling stuck or wondering "what's next?" for your career?
Navigating a change is tough, but you have a powerful new tool: a 24/7 AI career coach like ChatGPT or Claude.
This step-by-step guide will show you exactly how to use these tools to analyze your skills, find exciting new opportunities and land your next great role.
Let's get started!
Step 1 - The AI Self-Audit: Discovering Your Professional DNA
Before you can figure out where you're going, you need a crystal-clear picture of where you are. We'll use the AI to analyze your professional history and give you an objective summary of your strengths.
Your Action: Copy the text from your entire CV/Resume and the "About" section of your LinkedIn profile.
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You are a world-class career coach and talent analyst. I am going to provide you with my current CV and my LinkedIn 'About' section.
Your task is to analyze this information and provide a comprehensive summary that includes:
1. My top 5 hard skills, with a brief example of where I've demonstrated each.
2. My top 5 soft skills, with a brief example of where I've demonstrated each.
3. A list of my most impressive quantifiable achievements (e.g., "Increased sales by 15%").
4. A single paragraph that summarizes my core professional identity and value proposition.
Here is my CV:
[Paste your full CV content here]
Here is my LinkedIn 'About' section:
[Paste your LinkedIn 'About' section here]
Why this works: This prompt forces the AI to synthesize your entire career into a clear, concise summary, helping you see your own strengths in a new light.
Step 2 - Deconstructing Your Current Role: Finding What Energizes You
A job title rarely tells the whole story. To find a more fulfilling role, you need to understand which tasks you enjoy.
Your Action: Make a quick list of the main tasks and responsibilities you handle in a typical week. Be as specific as possible.
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Acting as a career coach, analyze the following list of tasks from my current role as a [Your Job Title].
My tasks are:
[List your daily/weekly tasks and responsibilities here. For example:
"- Writing monthly performance reports",
"- Leading team stand-up meetings",
"- Debugging code for the main application",
"- Answering client support emails",
"- Brainstorming marketing campaigns"]
Based on this list, please:
1. Categorize these tasks (e.g., Strategic, Analytical, Creative, Administrative, Interpersonal).
2. For each category, identify the core skills being used.
3. Finally, create a table where I can personally rate each category on a scale of 1-5 for both "Energy Level" (1=draining, 5=energizing) and "Enjoyment Level" (1=dislike, 5=love). This will help me identify what I should do more of in my next role.
Why this works: This exercise helps you pinpoint the specific activities that give you energy, which is a crucial piece of data for finding a job you'll genuinely enjoy.
Step 3 - The Ideation Engine: Brainstorming Your Future Career Paths
Now for the fun part! Using the insights from the first two steps, we'll ask the AI to generate a list of potential new careers tailored to you.
Your Action: Think about what you want from your next role (e.g., better work-life balance, more money, remote work, a specific industry).
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Based on the analysis of my skills, achievements, and the tasks that I find energizing and enjoyable, act as a creative career strategist.
My main priorities for my next move are [Insert your key priorities, e.g., better work-life balance, higher earning potential, more creative work, a leadership track, breaking into the tech sector].
Suggest 10 potential career paths or roles that would be a good fit for me. Please structure your response as follows, categorizing the roles into three groups:
1. **A Small Pivot (3 suggestions):** Roles that are a natural next step, leveraging my current skill set directly.
2. **A Significant Shift (4 suggestions):** Roles in a different field or function where my transferable skills would be valuable.
3. **A Wildcard (3 suggestions):** Unexpected or creative roles I may not have considered.
For each suggestion, provide the Job Title, a brief explanation of why it's a good fit for me, and the potential key skill gaps I might need to fill.
Why this works: This structured prompt encourages diverse thinking, from safe bets to exciting new possibilities, giving you a broad list of options to explore further.
Step 4 - The Rebranding: Optimizing Your CV & LinkedIn
Once you have a target role in mind, you need to present yourself as the perfect candidate. The AI can help you tailor your professional brand.
Your Action: Choose one of the most exciting roles from Step 3.
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