Harvard warns AI-written resumes sound generic — 7 prompts to fix yours before applying
thisguyknowsai · x · 2026-09-21
Harvard's careers guidance flags that AI-drafted resumes tend to sound generic. Blogger thisguyknowsai turned it into 7 prompts to run before you apply: (1) have AI interview you question-by-question to surface forgotten achievements; (2) extract real numbers for each bullet — never let AI invent one; (3) rewrite bullets to start with a strong verb and end with a result, flagging bullets with no result instead of fabricating; (4) match your resume against the job post's repeated keywords without adding unconfirmed skills; (5) hunt buzzwords like 'detail-oriented' and replace them with specific proof; (6) run a 10-second skim test to see what a hiring manager would remember; (7) simulate a tough interviewer's hardest follow-up questions — anything you can't back up for 60 seconds gets cut. The rule throughout: AI asks and organizes, the facts and numbers must come from you.
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