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How to Make Your CV Less Generic in Five Minutes
Use a safe CV rewriting prompt to replace vague responsibilities with specific evidence, decisions, and outcomes you can support.
Last updated
2026-09-14
Start with evidence, not stronger adjectives
Words such as “hardworking”, “strategic”, and “results-driven” rarely distinguish a CV on their own. Specificity comes from the situation, the action you took, the artefact or decision involved, and the result you can honestly support.
AI can help you find vague language, but it should not invent metrics, tools, seniority, or outcomes. Treat every suggestion as a draft to verify.
Copyable prompt
Paste this into an AI tool: “Rewrite these CV bullets for a [target role]. Keep only facts I provide. For each bullet, identify the problem or responsibility, the action I personally took, the artefact or decision involved, and the supported result. Ask me for missing evidence rather than inventing metrics. Keep the language plain and concise.”
Check the result
Read each revised bullet and ask whether you could explain it with a real example in an interview. If not, remove the claim or gather the missing evidence. A plain, accurate CV is stronger than an impressive sentence you cannot defend.
Common questions
Should AI rewrite my whole CV?
It can help with structure and clarity, but you should provide the facts, verify every claim, and keep ownership of the final wording. Never let it invent experience.
What is better than a responsibility statement?
Describe the problem, your action, the artefact or decision, and the supported result. This makes the work easier for a reader to understand and discuss.
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