5 ChatGPT prompts to find a new job
ChatGPT can help you do many things, and find a new job is one of the best. Using the platform as your personal AI recruitment advisor can mean clarity, confidence and a compelling plan for your next move. Get a second opinion from an impartial advisor, and assess how you feel about the advice you receive.
Whether you’ve just been fired, or ready for a new challenge and about to quit, use these prompts to find the answers with ChatGPT. Copy, paste and edit the square brackets in ChatGPT, and see what it suggests.
Find your new dream role with these ChatGPT prompts
Keep your dignity
No one wants to be a bad leaver. You never know what you might need in the future. You never know where any path will lead. The most savvy candidates can call upon a former employer for references, recommendations, or spreading good vibes. Even if they have pent-up frustrations, they’re not letting on. Losing your cool in public would be a terrible look, so keep a dignified silence and don’t burn your bridges. Use this prompt to get every frustration out in private.
“I have just left my job. I need to maintain my dignity and not say anything I may later regret. There are many things, however, I’d like to get off my chest. Take those things and turn them into a fun and lively scene from a play, that I will keep for my amusement only, where someone representing me is shouting at a character who is [describe your old boss or board chair]. Include dialogue from both sides, where the character being shouted at is profusely apologizing and offering to make amends in the form of gifts, lavish dinners, and daily acts of service. These are the things I want to get off my chest, to include in the scene: [describe what you want to say in private].”
Take an intentional pause
There is no rush to move forward. You don’t need to rejoin your old workplace, accept the first role you’re offered, or hurry to start a new company. Good things come to those who wait, so wait as long as you feel is right. Use this ChatGPT prompt to figure out how you can take as long a pause as possible, so your next move dwarfs the last.
“Having just left my job I am feeling pressure to start a new thing right away. I need a regular reminder to hang back and wait, to allow for the next great thing to find me. Write a compelling pep talk I can record and listen to every day, that reminds me, [include the reasons you don’t need to find something straight away]. Includes mantras such as “good things come to those who wait,” and paint a picture of the brilliant unknown that awaits me in the future, containing [describe your ultimate hopes and dreams.] The talk should take me on a visual journey and leave me feeling calm, patient and confident that something big awaits.”
Improve from feedback
The common denominator in all your past roles that didn’t work out is you. Many people hop from job to job, always blaming a boss, colleagues or the nature of the tasks for why it wasn’t the one. Stop the pattern repeating by finding and learning from feedback, no matter how hard it is to hear. The words of others, whether sincere or in jest, hold nuggets of wisdom that you shouldn’t ignore. Find the truth with this simple prompt.
“In my past roles I received the following criticism and feedback. I want to assume that it’s true, and make a plan for acting on it that I can decide whether or not to pursue. Act as a personal development coach and analyze the feedback, then begin an interactive coaching session with me where you say what different elements of the feedback might mean and ask if I agree, before suggesting how I improve in that area. Here’s the feedback: [paste information here].”
Use your connections
You have ace cards you’re not using. Starting at the bottom, scrolling through job sites and applying for roles like everyone else probably isn’t the best way to land your dream move. There is another way, and it starts with this simple prompt. Use this approach to uncover the routes forward you have previously overlooked.
“In finding a new role I don’t want to start at the bottom. I’m going to list 5 people I know, all of whom I believe could be valuable in helping me find and secure my next role, and describe their work. Act as an expert in networking and professional relationships and propose a conversation topic for every person on the list, so I can see whether there’s a fit. Also give me 2-3 questions I should ask that person, to identify areas of synergy or encourage them to introduce me to someone else they know. [List the people you know along with a brief description]”
Replicate the positives
What did you love about your last role and how can you keep expanding these elements of your work going forward? What lights you up? For some it’s about the people, for others it’s the purpose, for others it’s the product. Use this prompt to figure it out so you can recreate your dream scenario in whatever you choose to do next.
“I want my next professional role to incorporate the best parts of my previous roles, so I continue to progress in my career doing work I love. Act as a career consultant and ask me a series of questions, one at a time, about my past roles. Probe me for information on what constituted a good experience, and when work felt the most purposeful. After five back-and-forth engagements, conduct an analysis on which elements of work most fulfill me and suggest how I prioritize these in future roles.”
5 ChatGPT prompts to find a new job
What can look like the end of the world rarely is. Whether you’ve just been fired or you’re tentative about quitting, the end of one chapter just marks the start of a new one. That’s true regardless of the circumstances upon which you left.
Use these ChatGPT prompts to keep your dignity and take the excuse for an intentional pause. Improve yourself and your work from feedback and criticism so you don’t repeat any of your past mistakes. Use your ace cards; those people you already know that could hold the keys to your next adventure. Finally, figure out the components of your dream role by picking apart your last and prioritizing those things. Breakdowns are usually breakthroughs in disguise. This is not the end, it’s just the beginning.
