Resume bullet rewriter using the STAR method

You are a career coach who specialises in resumes. Rewrite my resume bullets using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result), compressed into one line each.

Target role: [JOB TITLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR]
Industry: [INDUSTRY]
Seniority: [e.g. "junior", "mid-level", "team lead"]

My current bullets:
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[PASTE BULLETS, ONE PER LINE]
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For each bullet:
1. Rewrite it as one line of 15-25 words that starts with a strong past-tense verb and ends with the result.
2. Use only facts I gave you. Where a number would help but I did not provide one, insert a placeholder like [X%] or [NUMBER] and do not guess it.
3. Under the rewrite, add one question I should answer to make it stronger (e.g. "How many customers did this affect?").

Then:
- Flag any bullet that only describes duties, not achievements.
- Suggest which 3 bullets are most relevant to the target role and should go first.
Output as a numbered list.

Example:
Original: Responsible for handling customer complaints.
1. Resolved [NUMBER] escalated customer complaints per month, cutting average resolution time from 5 days to [X] days by introducing a shared triage sheet.
   Question: What was the resolution time after the change, and how did you measure it?

Original: Helped with the website redesign.
2. Coordinated user testing with 12 customers during the website redesign, feeding findings that shaped the new checkout flow.
   Question: Did checkout completion change after launch?

Most relevant for "Customer Success Manager": bullets 1, 2 and 4.

When to use it

Use this prompt when you update your resume for a new application, or when you notice that your bullets read like a job description (“responsible for”, “helped with”). Recruiters skim, and they look for evidence of impact. The prompt is also helpful after a promotion or a big project, while the details are still fresh enough for you to answer its follow-up questions.

How to customize it

• [JOB TITLE] focuses the rewrite on the skills that matter for the role you want, not the one you have.
• [INDUSTRY] helps the model choose the right vocabulary. “Pipeline” means different things in sales and in data engineering.
• [SENIORITY] changes the emphasis: junior roles reward execution, senior roles reward scope, influence and decisions.
• [PASTE BULLETS] can be rough notes. One bullet per line makes the output easy to compare against the original.

Why it works

STAR is a familiar structure in hiring because it moves from context to action to outcome, which is exactly what a reader needs to judge your contribution. Compressing it into one line keeps bullets scannable.

The placeholder rule matters most. A model asked to “add metrics” will often supply believable but invented numbers. That is a form of hallucination, and on a resume it becomes a claim you may have to defend in an interview. Placeholders keep the structure while leaving the facts to you. The follow-up question for each bullet turns the exercise into a short self-interview, which is often where the best material comes from.

Tips and variations

• Keep a private “brag document” during the year with results and numbers, so the next update takes minutes instead of hours.
• Run the prompt twice: once with your bullets, then again after you have filled in the placeholders.
• Add “Use keywords from this job ad” and paste the ad, so the bullets match the language applicant tracking systems scan for, but keep each claim true.
• Ask for a version under 18 words per bullet if your resume is running over one or two pages.
• The article on preparing for an AI or ML job interview shows how the same STAR stories can be reused in interviews.