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Developer Job Search Prompt Pack

28 prompts for resumes, portfolios, outreach, interview stories and offers, built to keep you honest.

A practical prompt pack for early-career and career-changing developers. The 28 prompts follow a job search from decoding a posting and mapping it to your evidence, through your resume, portfolio, outreach and interview stories, to technical practice, rejections and offers. Every prompt tells the AI to use only what you give it and never to invent a skill, job or result, and the pack is built for preparing and practising, not for answering questions for you in a live interview.

What's included

  • 19-page PDF (instant download, printable)
  • The job search brief: a reusable context block with the honesty rules (only your evidence, ask when something is missing, never for live interviews)
  • Know the target (4 prompts): a redaction helper, a job posting decoder, a skills gap map and a shortlist scorecard
  • Resume and portfolio (6): project-to-bullet, tailoring without lying, a skeptical-recruiter critique, a README outline, a project picker and an honest profile summary
  • Applications and outreach (5): a short cover letter, referral request, respectful cold message, follow-up and a tracker with a weekly review
  • Interview stories (4): a story bank, tell me about yourself, honest failure and conflict stories and questions to ask
  • Technical interview practice (5): a hint-giving practice partner, a project deep dive, small system design practice, a take-home checklist and a debrief
  • Offers, rejections and starting well (4): rejection debrief, offer comparison, offer questions and a 30-day plan
  • Quick reference, checklist and troubleshooting for all 28 prompts

Look inside

Real pages from the PDF

Screenshots of the actual file, not mock-ups.

  • Page 3: how to use the pack with the fastest path and four ground rules
    How to use this pack, with four ground rules
  • Page 4: the job search brief context block and why each line is there
    The job search brief with the honesty rules
  • Page 8: resume critique, portfolio README, project picker and profile summary prompts
    Prompts 07 to 10: recruiter critique, README, project picker and profile summary

Free sample prompts

Two prompts from this pack, free

Copy them now. The pack has 28 in total, each with a when-to-use note and example.

Job search pack #5

Project to resume bullets

When to use: You built something and need to describe it in one or two lines.

Turn this project into 3 resume bullet options. Use the pattern "did X, using Y, resulting in Z".
Project details: [WHAT IT IS, STACK, WHAT I PERSONALLY BUILT, LINKS, ANY REAL RESULTS: users, speed, tests, stars]

Rules: use only what I wrote. Where there is no result, end with what the project shows (for example "deployed publicly with CI") instead of inventing a number. Give a one-line note on which bullet is most honest and specific.
Job search pack #7

Resume critique as a skeptical recruiter

When to use: You want blunt feedback before you apply.

Act as a busy technical recruiter with 30 seconds per resume for a [ROLE] opening. Here is my resume:
[PASTE]

Tell me: what you took away in the first 10 seconds, what is unclear, which bullets are vague or unbelievable, what is missing for this role, and the first three things you would change. Be direct and kind. Do not rewrite yet.

See all free prompts from this pack →

Who it's for

Early-career and career-changing developers, bootcamp and self-taught graduates, and anyone in a developer job search who wants clear, honest application materials and focused interview practice.

Format and honest notes

PDF. Written with AI assistance and edited. Prompts are templates with [BRACKETS] to fill in, and examples are illustrative. It is a writing and practice aid, not career, legal or financial advice, and it cannot promise interviews or offers. AI tools can be wrong, including about code, so verify answers by running code and checking facts. Remove confidential and personal data before pasting, and do not use AI during live interviews or assessments unless the employer allows it.

Questions

Will the AI invent skills or experience on my resume?

It can, which is why every prompt tells it to use only your evidence, to ask when something is missing and to flag misleading claims. Prompt 06 tailors a resume by reordering and tightening only, and you should compare the result with your master document line by line.

Can I use this during a live interview?

No, and the pack says so. It is for preparing and practising: stories, hints on practice problems, project deep dives and debriefs. Many employers prohibit AI during interviews and assessments, so follow their rules.

Is it only for junior developers?

It is written mainly for early-career and career-changing developers, but the resume, outreach, story and offer prompts work at any level.

Which AI tools does it work with?

Any modern chat assistant that lets you paste a long message. The prompts are plain text.

What do I get after paying?

A PDF download link appears right after checkout on Gumroad, and Gumroad also emails you a receipt with the link. Lost it? Product pages on Gumroad have an "already bought this?" option.

Is there a discount?

Yes. Use code LAUNCH20 at checkout for 20% off any of the three single packs. The bundle is $24 instead of $30 when bought separately.

What if something is wrong with my file?

Reply to your Gumroad receipt email or message us through the Gumroad product page and we will sort it out.

Related guides

How to Use AI on a Developer Resume Without LyingUse an AI assistant to tighten your developer resume and tailor it to job postings, with rules that keep every line true and verifiable.2 min readHow to Write a Brag Document With AI (Without Inventing Metrics)Turn your commits, PRs and tickets into a brag document and self-review with an AI assistant, plus the rules that stop it making up numbers.3 min readAI Prompts for Learning to Code: 8 Prompts to Learn FasterEight AI prompts that turn an assistant into a patient coding tutor: trace tables, three-way explanations, adaptive quizzes and more.3 min read

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