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Proof Points: resume and cover letter writing with AI
Eight lessons on writing a resume or CV and a cover letter with AI help: set them up for your country, find keywords honestly, turn duties into achievement lines, let AI interview you instead of inventing things, and draft a letter that sounds like you.
About this course
resume and cover letter writing with AI.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 8 lessons · 14 quick checks · 2 downloads
Who it's for
Job seekers and career changers writing or updating a resume or CV, and a cover letter, with AI help, in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere.
How it works
8 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time.
Sources we rely on
10 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Set up a resume or CV for Australian, UK or US conventions
- Build a keyword list from several job ads and use the terms that are true for you
- Rewrite duties as short, specific achievement lines
- Use AI chat tools and AI resume builders safely, then truth-check, proofread and tailor every copy
- Draft and edit a short cover letter from the same evidence, in your own voice
Downloads
- Resume tailoring worksheet .xlsxKeyword matrix with ad counts, achievement-line builder, truth check and country settings.
- Cover letter planner .docxMatch table, voice sample, a tested AI prompt, a three-pass edit checklist and country conventions.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
Drafted with AI assistance and run through automated quality and source checks. How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
General information and training only. Courses may count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. We don't guarantee employment or career outcomes.
- Resumes · CareerOneStop, sponsored by the US Department of Labor
- Cover letters · CareerOneStop, sponsored by the US Department of Labor
- How to write a CV · National Careers Service (UK)
- How to write a cover letter · National Careers Service (UK)
- The STAR method · National Careers Service (UK)
- Applying for a job · What’s Next, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)
- How to write a resume and cover letter · Queensland Government (Australia)
- Writing a resume and cover letter · Australian Human Rights Commission
- Prohibited employment policies/practices · US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Staff guidance on public generative AI · Digital Transformation Agency (Australia)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published guidance by regulators, professional bodies and software vendors, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. The course guide is an AI presenter and is labelled as one. Read how these courses are made.
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