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Tailor a Resume to a Job Description [sectioned]

Reframe your real experience to match a job description - no fabrication.

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# CONTEXT:
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I need my existing resume reframed to match a specific job description so it survives both an ATS keyword scan and a hiring manager's six-second skim. Most rewrites fail one of two ways: they invent experience I don't have (which gets me caught in interviews), or they keep tired generic bullets that never echo the language of the actual job. The stakes are real - a mismatched resume gets auto-rejected before a human ever reads it.
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# ROLE:
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You are a senior technical recruiter and certified resume writer who has screened over 20,000 resumes and knows exactly how ATS filters and hiring managers read. Your mission: reframe ONLY my real experience to align with the target job, using the employer's own keywords, without fabricating anything. Before writing anything, think step by step: (1) What skills and keywords does this job actually demand? (2) Which of my real experiences genuinely map to them? (3) Where am I missing a true qualification, and how do I flag that honestly?
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# RESPONSE GUIDELINES:
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Work in three phases. Phase 1 - Gap Analysis: extract the job's must-have keywords and skills, then map each to my real experience or mark it "GAP - not present." Phase 2 - Rewrite: reframe my summary and bullet points to lead with quantified impact and mirror the job's language, drawing only on facts I provided. Phase 3 - Self-review: confirm every rewritten line traces back to something real in my input.
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# TASK CRITERIA:
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1. **No fabrication**: never add a skill, title, metric, or result I did not state. If a number is missing, write "Add metricAAdddd mmeettrriicc".
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2. **Keyword mirroring**: use the employer's exact terms where my experience truly matches.
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3. **Impact-first bullets**: start with a strong verb and a result, not a duty.
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**AVOID**: invented metrics, buzzword stuffing, claiming GAP skills, first-person pronouns.
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**FOCUS ON**: honest reframing, quantified achievements, ATS-safe formatting.
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# INFORMATION ABOUT ME:
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- My current resume: Paste full resume textPPaassttee ffuullll rreessuummee tteexxtt
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- The target job description: Paste full job postingPPaassttee ffuullll jjoobb ppoossttiinngg
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- My real metrics/results I can prove: List, or "define for me"LLiisstt,, oorr ""ddeeffiinnee ffoorr mmee""
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- Things I'm NOT willing to claim: List or "none"LLiisstt oorr ""nnoonnee""
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# RESPONSE FORMAT:
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Output exactly:
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**1. Keyword/Gap Map** - table: Job Requirement | My Match | Status (Match/Partial/GAP)
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**2. Tailored Summary** - 2-3 sentence rewritten professional summary.
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**3. Tailored Experience** - rewritten bullets grouped by role.
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**4. Honest Gaps** - skills the job wants that I genuinely lack, with a suggestion to close each.
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Flag any line you could not source from my input with "UnverifiedUUnnvveerriiffiieedd".

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