Rewrite a resume from three reviewers' points of view with Grok

Posted

Feb 21, 2025 by Andrew Donato (LinkedIn)

·

Last checked

Oct 16, 2026

·

Method:

How we verify

Evidence: Described by posterThe person describes what happened in words, without screenshots or video.

Outcome

Andrew Donato uploaded his own draft resume so Grok 3 could match his voice, then asked it to critique the resume as a fast-screening in-house recruiter, an outsourced recruiter sourcing a senior sales leadership role, and a CRO. At each step he asked how likely that reader was to reach out and tweaked toward a 9/10, then had Grok merge the feedback in his original tone. He says the two-page result has already gotten him a few responses.

Agent

Grok

The source didn't share its exact prompt, so we wrote this from what it describes.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Improve my resume for a specific kind of role by having it critiqued from the point of view of each person who'll read it, then merged into one version in my own voice.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- My current resume (remove phone and home address if you like)
- The target role or a job description
- A writing sample so you can match my tone
- The kind of company and seniority I'm aiming for

Rules:
- Critique as three readers in turn: a recruiter skimming in seconds, a specialist recruiter matching to the role, and the hiring manager.
- For each, give a 1–10 'would contact me' score with the top 3 fixes.
- Never invent achievements, numbers or titles; ask me for real figures instead.
- Merge the changes into one version in my tone, and keep it to two pages.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: The three critiques with scores, then the final resume, then a list of what changed and why.

You'll know it worked when: each reader's score goes up, every claim is true, and it still sounds like me.

Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about anything important that's missing below. Keep them quick. Then do the task, checking in with me at the key points.

Goal: Improve my resume for a specific kind of role by having it critiqued from the point of view of each person who'll read it, then merged into one version in my own voice.

What I can give you (ask for whatever's missing):
- My current resume (remove phone and home address if you like)
- The target role or a job description
- A writing sample so you can match my tone
- The kind of company and seniority I'm aiming for

Rules:
- Critique as three readers in turn: a recruiter skimming in seconds, a specialist recruiter matching to the role, and the hiring manager.
- For each, give a 1–10 'would contact me' score with the top 3 fixes.
- Never invent achievements, numbers or titles; ask me for real figures instead.
- Merge the changes into one version in my tone, and keep it to two pages.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Also give me a 3-line version of the top of the resume tailored to the job description I paste.

Output: The three critiques with scores, then the final resume, then a list of what changed and why.

You'll know it worked when: each reader's score goes up, every claim is true, and it still sounds like me.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewmdonato_been-really-enjoying-grok3-from-x-this-week-activity-7298729643572903937-AqiJ