When using AI for your job search, treat it as your assistant—not your résumé writer. Start with a clear prompt: the job title, company, industry, your experience, and the job description. Ask specific questions about missing skills, keywords, or how to improve accomplishments. Always review the output for tone, accuracy, and alignment with your goals.

AI can enhance job-search efficiency by automating general tasks, such as gathering information about an organization, summarizing an organization’s culture, or evaluating job requirements. AI can also help draft cover and thank-you letters and organize application details. AI is impersonal and can’t help with authenticity or engaging conversations, which are critical for interview success.

Leverage AI to analyze job descriptions, identify key skills, and suggest relevant job openings, enhancing your job search strategy. Optimize your resume for applicant tracking systems (ATS), generate interview questions, or research companies. Avoid copying verbatim. Let AI assist, not replace, your voice, keeping your job search authentic, and human-centered.

I educate my clients on how to us AI as a thought partner, copywriter, and coach throughout a job search. With specific prompts, the AI can assist with turning a detailed STAR response into a succinct RATS bullet for a resume. I educate my clients on how to leverage AI to expand target company list by brainstorming competition, who hired a new executive, and more.

Use AI to brainstorm, not to autopilot. Ask it for job search ideas, market trends, or keyword lists. Then apply your own voice and judgment. AI can support your thinking, but only you can speak to your value with credibility and authenticity.

Consider using AI to research companies faster, prep for interviews, or draft better questions to ask. I’ve even seen clients use it to workshop answers to tough questions like “Why should we hire you?” It’s strategic, not lazy! Just make sure the final message reflects you, not the tool you used to get there.