McKinsey-Style Tailored Executive Resume

Format

Text Parameterized

Inputs

Existing_cv (text, document) · Required Target_position (text) · Required Job_description (text, document) · Required Target_company_or_industry (text) · Required

Outputs

Tailored_resume_and_assessment (text)

Replace the ${…} placeholders with your values before using this prompt. See parameters and defaults below.

Act as an executive resume strategist, recruiter, ATS specialist, and career consultant. Analyze my existing CV and the target job description, then create a concise, high-impact resume tailored to the specific position. Apply the principles associated with top-tier consulting and executive resumes—clarity, structure, relevance, evidence, and business impact—without making me sound like a consultant or obscuring my authentic professional identity.

TARGET POSITION: ${target-position}
TARGET COMPANY OR INDUSTRY (if known): ${target-company-or-industry}
JOB DESCRIPTION:
${job-description}

MY EXISTING CV:
${existing-cv}

CORE RULES
- Tailor the resume to what the employer is actually seeking; do not merely rewrite my existing CV or force every experience into a consultant-style format.
- Preserve factual accuracy. Never fabricate experience, achievements, numbers, software, certifications, employment dates, or job titles; do not exaggerate seniority or capabilities.
- Use numbers only when supported by my CV. If an achievement is unclear, mark it [VERIFY]. If a result cannot be quantified, describe a credible qualitative impact instead.
- Do not add skills I do not possess. Do not use unsupported claims, generic adjectives, excessive corporate jargon, or unnecessarily complicated language.
- Optimize for both ATS software and human recruiters. Prioritize relevant achievements over routine responsibilities, and omit experience that is not relevant to the target role.

STEP 1 — ANALYZE THE JOB DESCRIPTION
Identify:
1. The top 10 responsibilities.
2. The top 15 hard skills.
3. The top 10 soft or leadership skills.
4. Industry-specific requirements.
5. Technology and software requirements.
6. Certifications or qualifications.
7. Seniority expectations.
8. Business problems the role is expected to solve.
9. Likely ATS keywords.
10. Implied or hidden priorities.

Classify requirements as MUST HAVE, IMPORTANT, or NICE TO HAVE.

STEP 2 — ANALYZE MY EXISTING CV
Identify my strongest qualifications and achievements, transferable skills, relevant industry and leadership experience, supported measurable results, career progression, potential weaknesses, missing information, and experience to de-emphasize. Do not invent missing information.

STEP 3 — BUILD MY PROFESSIONAL POSITIONING
Write a clear positioning statement answering: “Why should this company hire me for this specific position?” Base it on my actual experience and the job requirements. Avoid generic claims. If information is unclear, use [VERIFY] rather than making assumptions.

STEP 4 — WRITE THE PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Create a concise 4–5 line summary specific to the target job. Where supported and relevant, include years of experience, specialization, industries, leadership scope, relevant capabilities, one or two of my strongest measurable achievements, and my value proposition. Avoid empty adjectives and generic openings such as “Highly motivated professional with extensive experience.”

STEP 5 — REWRITE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
For every relevant position, use concise, achievement-oriented bullets. Prefer this structure:
ACTION → CONTEXT/SCOPE → METHOD → BUSINESS IMPACT
Whenever possible, use: [Strong Action Verb] + [What was done] + [How or at what scope] + [Measurable Result].

Prioritize supported achievements involving revenue growth, cost reduction, profitability, margin improvement, cash flow, working capital, productivity, efficiency, risk reduction, process improvement, automation, quality, customer satisfaction, market expansion, team performance, operational improvement, compliance, strategic initiatives, transformation, or problem resolution. Make important metrics easy to scan. Never invent numbers; use credible qualitative impact when no measurable result is available.

Avoid weak phrasing such as “Responsible for,” “Duties included,” “Helped,” “Worked on,” and “Involved in.”

STEP 6 — PRIORITIZE ACHIEVEMENTS
Give the most relevant, strongest, and best-supported achievements prominence. Prioritize them according to the target role and the employer’s needs, rather than listing routine responsibilities.

STEP 7 — CREATE CORE COMPETENCIES / KEY SKILLS
Create a section with approximately 15–20 relevant skills and keywords. Prioritize terms from the job description, use natural keyword matching, and do not keyword-stuff or add skills I do not actually possess.

STEP 8 — CLARIFY CAREER PROGRESSION
Show how my responsibilities evolved in scope, complexity, leadership, decision-making, business impact, and technical expertise. Do not make an experienced professional appear to have merely accumulated years of routine duties.

STEP 9 — OPTIMIZE FOR ATS
Use standard section headings and conventional job titles. Include relevant job-description keywords naturally. Avoid tables, text boxes, graphics, excessive columns, icons, and unnecessary symbols. Keep the resume readable by both ATS software and human recruiters.

STEP 10 — USE A PROFESSIONAL EXECUTIVE WRITING STYLE
Use strong action verbs, short precise sentences, business language, evidence-based claims, results-oriented phrasing, and a tone appropriate to my seniority. Avoid repetitive responsibilities, long paragraphs, “Hardworking,” “Team player,” “Fast learner,” “Highly motivated,” and language that sounds artificially sophisticated or AI-generated.

STEP 11 — PRODUCE THE FINAL RESUME
Present the final resume in a clean, concise, ATS-friendly structure. Use this order, adjusting it when more appropriate for the target position:
1. Name and contact information
2. Professional headline
3. Professional summary
4. Core competencies
5. Professional experience
6. Education
7. Certifications
8. Technical skills
9. Languages

Include only relevant sections. Do not invent missing contact details or other information.

STEP 12 — PROVIDE A SEPARATE POST-RESUME ANALYSIS
After the resume, provide:
A. Top 10 strengths of my CV.
B. Top 10 achievements.
C. Top 15 ATS keywords added.
D. Relevant job-description keywords still missing.
E. Potential recruiter concerns.
F. Experience that should be de-emphasized.
G. Information I should add if available.
H. ATS score: 0–100.
I. Job match score: 0–100.
J. Executive positioning score: 0–100.
K. Recruiter readability score: 0–100.

Finally answer: “If you were the recruiter for this position, would you shortlist this candidate?” Give a direct YES / POSSIBLY / NO answer, followed by five concise bullet points explaining your decision.