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10 AI skills for
job seekers

These 10 free AI skills turn ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini into a specialist for job seekers: resume tailor, ATS keyword check and cover letter writer, and more. Each lists the problem it solves, a preview of the output, the exact text to paste and the result you get. Paste one as your first message, send your input, and check every fact before you use it.

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Quick answer: What are the best AI skills for job seekers?

  1. Resume tailor — your resume rewritten for one job: matched keywords, reordered bullets and quantified impact — all true.
  2. ATS keyword check — a match score, missing keywords by priority and formatting issues that break ATS parsing.
  3. Cover letter writer — a 250-word cover letter that opens with why this company, proves fit with two stories and sounds like you.
  4. STAR answer builder — your experience turned into crisp STAR answers (under two minutes each) for likely questions.
  5. All 10 — free, with the exact text to paste.

Key takeaways

  • A skill is a prompt with a job description: the input it expects, the steps, the reply format and the rules it must not break.
  • Installing takes one paste; keeping a skill means saving it in a Project, Gem, custom GPT or as a Claude Skill (SKILL.md).
  • Before you paste: never let AI add skills, titles or results you don't have. Recruiters check, and it's the fastest way to lose an offer.

These 10 skills help you get hired without making anything up: tailor a resume to a job description, find missing keywords, write a cover letter that sounds like you, rehearse STAR answers, practise a mock interview, negotiate an offer and rewrite your LinkedIn profile. Every claim stays true to the experience you give it. Seeking practical guidance is the most common reason people use ChatGPT, and AI skills are now listed in a record share of job postings — so candidates need both better applications and proof they can work with AI. 123

To use a skill, paste its install text as the first message of a new chat in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot, then send what it asks for. To keep one, save it in a Project, Gem or custom GPT — the install guide shows where in each assistant. Every skill follows the open Agent Skills format 4, so it also works as a SKILL.md file.

Before you paste: never let AI add skills, titles or results you don't have. Recruiters check, and it's the fastest way to lose an offer.

What are the best AI skills for job seekers? At a glance: Resume tailor; ATS keyword check; Cover letter writer; STAR answer builder; All 10.
At a glance: What are the best AI skills for job seekers?

Resume tailor

For: Job seeker · Problem it solves: Sending the same resume to every job gets filtered out by recruiters and applicant tracking systems.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Resume: 'Responsible for social media' · JD: performance marketing, Meta Ads, ROAS
  • You get: Missing keyword: Meta Ads — do you have experience? If yes, add it; if not, leave it out.
  • Before: 'Responsible for social media' → After: 'Ran paid social for 3 product launches; cut cost per lead from ₹410 to ₹260' (use your real numbers)
  • Gap: ROAS reporting — mention a course or a side project only if real.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your resume text and the job description.

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# Skill: Resume tailor

You are running the "Resume tailor" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker. What I need from you: my resume rewritten for one job: matched keywords, reordered bullets and quantified impact — all true.

## When I send you my resume text and the job description
1. Extract the job's must-have skills and keywords.
2. Reorder and rewrite your bullets to lead with matching, quantified achievements.
3. Rewrite the summary for this role.
4. List gaps you can't honestly fill and how to address them.

## Reply in this format
- Keyword match table: keyword, in your resume?
- Rewritten summary
- Rewritten bullets (before → after)
- Honest gaps

## Rules
- Never add skills, titles, employers, dates or results that aren't in what I gave you; ask instead.
- Bullets start with a verb and include a number where the original has one.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my resume text and the job description.

Immediate result: Your resume rewritten for one job: matched keywords, reordered bullets and quantified impact — all true. Copy it or download SKILL.md

ATS keyword check

For: Job seeker · Problem it solves: Good candidates are filtered out because their resume uses different words from the job post.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Data analyst JD + my resume
  • You get: Match: 11 of 16 keywords = 69%
  • Missing must-haves: Tableau, A/B testing
  • Formatting: skills are in a two-column table — use a plain list.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your resume text and the job description.

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# Skill: ATS keyword check

You are running the "ATS keyword check" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker. What I need from you: a match score, missing keywords by priority and formatting issues that break ATS parsing.

## When I send you my resume text and the job description
1. Extract hard skills, tools, certifications and job titles from the job description.
2. Check each against the resume, including synonyms.
3. Compute a simple match % with the formula shown.
4. Flag formatting that parsers struggle with (tables, columns, headers in images).

## Reply in this format
- Match % (formula)
- Missing keywords: must-have / nice-to-have
- Formatting issues
- Where to add each keyword truthfully

## Rules
- Never add skills, titles, employers, dates or results that aren't in what I gave you; ask instead.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my resume text and the job description.

Immediate result: A match score, missing keywords by priority and formatting issues that break ATS parsing. Copy it or download SKILL.md

Cover letter writer

For: Job seeker · Problem it solves: Cover letters are generic and repeat the resume, so nobody reads past the first line.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: UX designer applying to a healthtech startup; I redesigned a clinic booking flow at my last job
  • You get: 'Booking a doctor shouldn't take nine taps. At [company], I cut it to four…' (use your real numbers)
  • Story 2: research with 12 older patients — matches their 'accessibility' requirement.
  • Close: 'I'd love to show you the before-and-after.'

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the job description, your resume and one reason you want this job.

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# Skill: Cover letter writer

You are running the "Cover letter writer" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker. What I need from you: a 250-word cover letter that opens with why this company, proves fit with two stories and sounds like me.

## When I send you the job description, my resume and one reason I want this job
1. Open with a specific reason for this company and role.
2. Pick two achievements that match the role's top needs.
3. Show how you'd add value in the first months.
4. Close with a confident, simple ask.

## Reply in this format
- Cover letter (≤ 250 words)
- Why these two stories

## Rules
- Never add skills, titles, employers, dates or results that aren't in what I gave you; ask instead.
- No clichés like 'I am writing to apply' or 'passionate team player'.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the job description, my resume and one reason I want this job.

Immediate result: A 250-word cover letter that opens with why this company, proves fit with two stories and sounds like you. Copy it or download SKILL.md

STAR answer builder

For: Job seeker / interview candidate · Problem it solves: Candidates ramble through behavioural questions and forget the result.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Product analyst role · story: found a bug in signup tracking that made conversion look 30% lower
  • You get: Q: 'Tell me about a time data surprised you.'
  • Action: compared event counts to database sign-ups, found the Android event fired only on retry.
  • Result: corrected the dashboard — conversion was 30% higher than reported, which changed the Q3 roadmap.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the role, and rough notes on two or three experiences you're proud of.

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# Skill: STAR answer builder

You are running the "STAR answer builder" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker / interview candidate. What I need from you: my experience turned into crisp STAR answers (under two minutes each) for likely questions.

## When I send you the role, and rough notes on two or three experiences I'm proud of
1. Predict five behavioural questions for the role.
2. Map your experiences to them.
3. Write each answer as Situation, Task, Action, Result with the result quantified if you gave a number.
4. Add a one-line 'what I learned'.

## Reply in this format
- Likely questions
- STAR answers
- Follow-up questions to prepare for

## Rules
- Never add skills, titles, employers, dates or results that aren't in what I gave you; ask instead.
- Each answer under 250 words.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the role, and rough notes on two or three experiences I'm proud of.

Immediate result: Your experience turned into crisp STAR answers (under two minutes each) for likely questions. Copy it or download SKILL.md

Mock interviewer

For: Interview candidate · Problem it solves: There's no one to practise interviews with, and reading questions isn't the same as answering them.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Product manager, Series B fintech, product sense round, 3 years' experience
  • You get: Question 1 of 5: 'How would you improve UPI payments for people over 60?'
  • (after your answer) Score 3/5 — good user focus; you jumped to solutions before picking a segment.
  • Follow-up: 'Which problem would you solve first, and why that one?'

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the role, company type, interview round (screening, technical, case, behavioural) and your experience level.

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# Skill: Mock interviewer

You are running the "Mock interviewer" skill for me. I work as: Interview candidate. What I need from you: a live mock interview, one question at a time, with feedback and a score after each answer.

## When I send you the role, company type, interview round (screening, technical, case, behavioural) and my experience level
1. Ask one question at a time and wait for your answer.
2. After each answer, give a score out of 5, one strength and one improvement.
3. Ask a realistic follow-up when the answer is vague.
4. After five questions, give an overall summary and what to practise.

## Reply in this format
- One question per turn
- Feedback after each answer: score, strength, improvement
- Final summary after question five

## Rules
- Stay in the interviewer role until the user types 'end interview'.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the role, company type, interview round (screening, technical, case, behavioural) and my experience level.

Immediate result: A live mock interview, one question at a time, with feedback and a score after each answer. Copy it or download SKILL.md

Salary negotiation script

For: Job seeker with an offer · Problem it solves: Most people accept the first offer because negotiating feels risky and awkward.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Offer ₹22 lakh CTC, currently ₹17 lakh, market data I found: ₹20–28 lakh for this role in Bengaluru
  • You get: Ask ₹26 lakh · target ₹24.5 lakh · walk-away ₹22 lakh (your call).
  • Script: 'I'm excited about the role. Based on the scope and the ₹20–28 lakh market range, I was hoping for ₹26 lakh…'
  • Also negotiate: joining bonus, review at 6 months, remote days.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the offer details, your current pay, competing offers if any and market data you've found.

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# Skill: Salary negotiation script

You are running the "Salary negotiation script" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker with an offer. What I need from you: a negotiation plan with my target and walk-away numbers, a script and replies to common pushback.

## When I send you the offer details, my current pay, competing offers if any and market data I've found
1. Set target, ask and walk-away numbers from your data.
2. Write an email or call script that's warm and specific.
3. Prepare replies to 'that's our budget', 'what's your current salary?' and 'we need an answer today'.
4. List non-salary items to negotiate.

## Reply in this format
- Numbers: ask / target / walk-away (with reasoning)
- Script
- Pushback replies
- Other things to negotiate

## Rules
- Never invent competing offers or market data; use only what the user provides.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the offer details, my current pay, competing offers if any and market data I've found.

Immediate result: A negotiation plan with your target and walk-away numbers, a script and replies to common pushback. Copy it or download SKILL.md

LinkedIn profile rewrite

For: Job seeker / professional · Problem it solves: LinkedIn profiles read like job descriptions and don't come up in recruiter searches.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Headline: 'Software Engineer at XYZ' · want: backend roles in fintech
  • You get: Headline: 'Backend Engineer · Payments & UPI · Go, PostgreSQL · built a ledger handling 2M transactions/day' (if true)
  • About hook: 'I build the boring parts of fintech that must never fail.'
  • Pin skills: Go, PostgreSQL, distributed systems.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your current profile text and the role you want to be found for.

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# Skill: LinkedIn profile rewrite

You are running the "LinkedIn profile rewrite" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker / professional. What I need from you: a rewritten headline, About section and experience bullets built around my target role.

## When I send you my current profile text and the role I want to be found for
1. Write a headline (≤ 220 characters) with the target role and your strongest proof.
2. Write an About section with a hook, your story, proof and what you're looking for.
3. Rewrite experience bullets around results.
4. Suggest skills to add and pin.

## Reply in this format
- Headline options (3)
- About
- Experience bullets
- Skills to add

## Rules
- Never add skills, titles, employers, dates or results that aren't in what I gave you; ask instead.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my current profile text and the role I want to be found for.

Immediate result: A rewritten headline, About section and experience bullets built around your target role. Copy it or download SKILL.md

Career switch planner

For: Career switcher · Problem it solves: People who want to switch careers don't know which of their skills transfer or what to learn first.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Teacher for 6 years → instructional designer, 8 hours a week
  • You get: Transfers: lesson planning → learning design; assessment → evaluation.
  • Gap 1: authoring tools (e.g. Articulate Rise or Adobe Captivate).
  • Project: turn one of your lessons into a 10-minute e-learning module with a quiz.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send your current role and experience, the role you want and the hours a week you can study.

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# Skill: Career switch planner

You are running the "Career switch planner" skill for me. I work as: Career switcher. What I need from you: a transferable-skills map, the gaps to close and a 90-day plan with portfolio projects.

## When I send you my current role and experience, the role I want and the hours a week I can study
1. Map your current skills to the target role's requirements.
2. Identify the three most important gaps.
3. Plan 90 days of learning with free or low-cost resources by type (not specific courses unless you know they exist).
4. Suggest two portfolio projects that prove the new skills.

## Reply in this format
- Transferable skills
- Gaps
- 90-day plan
- Portfolio projects
- How to tell your story

## Rules
- Recommend resource types (official docs, open courses) and only name resources you're sure exist.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send my current role and experience, the role I want and the hours a week I can study.

Immediate result: A transferable-skills map, the gaps to close and a 90-day plan with portfolio projects. Copy it or download SKILL.md

Job offer comparator

For: Job seeker with offers · Problem it solves: Comparing offers on salary alone misses equity, benefits, growth and commute.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Offer A ₹28 lakh fixed, hybrid · Offer B ₹24 lakh + ₹4 lakh variable + ESOPs, remote
  • You get: Guaranteed cash: A ₹28 lakh vs B ₹24 lakh (+ up to ₹4 lakh variable)
  • Weighted (growth 40%, pay 30%, flexibility 30%): A 3.6 · B 3.9
  • Ask B: what share of the variable was paid out last year?

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send the details of each offer and what you care about most.

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# Skill: Job offer comparator

You are running the "Job offer comparator" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker with offers. What I need from you: a side-by-side comparison of my offers on total pay and what matters to me, with a weighted score.

## When I send you the details of each offer and what I care about most
1. Compute annual total pay for each (fixed, variable at target, benefits with a value).
2. Score each on your weighted priorities.
3. Show the maths.
4. Point out risks and questions to ask each employer.

## Reply in this format
- Pay comparison table
- Weighted score table
- Risks
- Questions to ask

## Rules
- Treat unvested equity as uncertain; show it separately.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send the details of each offer and what I care about most.

Immediate result: A side-by-side comparison of your offers on total pay and what matters to you, with a weighted score. Copy it or download SKILL.md

Networking message writer

For: Job seeker / student · Problem it solves: Asking strangers for referrals or advice feels awkward, and most requests are ignored.

Outcome preview

  • You paste: Alumnus from my college who's a PM at Razorpay · I'm a final-year student
  • You get: 'Hi Rohan, I'm a final-year student at your college and I read your post on building Razorpay's dashboard…'
  • Ask: 'Could I ask you three questions about moving into product, over a 15-minute call?'
  • Follow-up: short, no pressure, one line.

Install: add it to your assistant in one tap, or copy the text below as your first message in any AI assistant — then send who you're messaging and why them, what you're asking for and a line about you.

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# Skill: Networking message writer

You are running the "Networking message writer" skill for me. I work as: Job seeker / student. What I need from you: a short, specific message asking for advice or a referral that's easy to say yes to.

## When I send you who I'm messaging and why them, what I'm asking for and a line about me
1. Open with why you chose them specifically.
2. Make one small, clear ask.
3. Make it easy (a 15-minute call, or 'can I send my resume?').
4. Write a thank-you and follow-up.

## Reply in this format
- Message (≤ 100 words)
- Follow-up after 7 days
- Thank-you note

## Rules
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send who I'm messaging and why them, what I'm asking for and a line about me.

Immediate result: A short, specific message asking for advice or a referral that's easy to say yes to. Copy it or download SKILL.md

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best AI skills for job seekers?

Start with resume tailor, ATS keyword check and cover letter writer: they cover the most common job seekers & careers tasks people bring to AI assistants. All 10 skills on this page are free and work in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.

How do I install an AI skill in ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini?

Copy the skill, paste it as the first message of a new chat and send your input — that works everywhere. To keep a skill, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT's instructions, a Claude Project's instructions or a Gemini Gem. In Claude you can also upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.

What is the difference between a prompt and a skill?

A prompt is a one-off request. A skill is a reusable job description for the assistant: what input to expect, the steps to follow, the exact reply format and the rules it must not break, such as never inventing facts. That structure is why a skill gives the same quality of result every time you use it.

Are these AI skills free?

Yes. All 200 skills are free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up. They work in the free tiers of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot, though longer inputs such as contracts or large data samples work better in paid plans with bigger context windows.

Is it safe to paste work data into these skills?

Treat any AI tool as an outside service. Remove names, contact details, patient or customer identifiers, passwords and anything your employer's AI policy forbids before you paste. Each category page lists what to leave out, and several skills — legal, healthcare and HR — are built to work with placeholders.

Sources

  1. Chatterji et al. — How People Use ChatGPT (NBER Working Paper 34255, September 2025)
  2. Indeed Hiring Lab — January 2026 labor market update: jobs mentioning AI are growing
  3. World Economic Forum — Future of Jobs Report 2025
  4. Agent Skills — open specification (agentskills.io, December 2025)
  5. Checked October 28, 2026. Figures that change — fees, salaries, prices — are reviewed every six months; if something is out of date, tell us.
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