9.3 AI Prompts for online job search and application
AI Prompts for online job search and application
These are what you type in AI when you want to ask it something about the job you are applying for
One way to reduce the issues and mistakes of the AI specifically for it making up answers that are not true or giving wrong answers is through detailed, specific and correct prompts.
According to Google:
“In the context of AI, a prompt is the input you provide to the model to elicit a specific response. This can take various forms, ranging from simple questions or keywords to complex instructions, code snippets, or even creative writing samples. The effectiveness of your prompt directly influences the quality and relevance of the AI's output.”
Writing a good prompt is the way to make the best use of the AI. There are several resources online that explain how you can write excellent prompts that would give you the best results, this process is also known as prompt engineering.
Below are some resources if you want to learn more about prompts and prompt engineering:
Google: Prompt engineering: overview and guideLink opens in a new window
OpenAI (ChatGPT): Prompting | OpenAI APILink opens in a new window
Microsoft: Get better results with Copilot prompting - Microsoft SupportLink opens in a new window
So far in this module we learnt of the advantages and risk of using AI in generally, and the specific risk of using AI when it comes to online job search and application. In addition, we learnt about the importance of prompts in using AI.
The remainder of this module will dive into using AI for three aspects of the online job search and application process, these are:
1- Translation
2- Understanding the job description and identifying keywords
3- Writing in a professional way or tone
1-A brief description on using AI for that specific task
2- Example prompts that can be used to potentially generate the best results of using AI for these three specific tasks.
Using the prompts provided in this module
To use the prompts provided in this module, you need to do the following steps:
1- Copy them
2- Paste them into the AI platform
3- Change what is in red brackets []. Remember anything in red in brackets [] is information you need to fill by yourself.
One important thing to know is that some recruitment mobile applications like Bayt have disabled their copy and paste option on their mobile application, so you cannot copy and paste the job description from the Bayt application into the AI platform we are using.
To be able to copy the job description from the recruitment or job website you can do the following:
💻 On a computer or laptop:
Step 1: Go to the job portal or website (for example bayt.com) from your computer/laptop
Step 2: Search for the job description of the job you want to apply for and copy it.
Step 3: Paste the information you copied into the AI chat open on your computer/laptop.
📱 On a mobile phone:
Step 1: Go to the job portal or website from the browser on your mobile phone (not the mobile application).
If it automatically opens the mobile application then you would need to disable or stop, the application on your phone from opening when clicking the link, you are trying to access the option is usually called something like default app option. There are guides and videos online to show you how to do it.
Then you would have disabled or stopped the application for opening on your phone.
Step 2: Search for the job description of the job you want to apply for on the website from your browser on your mobile phone (not the mobile application) and copy it.
Step 3: Paste the job description into the AI application you have on your phone.