This is the one that turns Claude into your own job-search team. You optimize your resume with two prompts, then point Claude Cowork at the job boards and let it apply for you. Here's the full system, every prompt word for word, plus a few more to run the rest of your search. One honest note up front, which I get into below: the resume work is where the real wins are, and the autopilot is powerful but worth supervising.

The 3-step system

Step 1: find your best-fit roles and the ATS keywords

Open Claude, paste in your resume, and run this. It tells you which jobs to actually go after and the exact words the applicant tracking systems are scanning for.

Act as a senior recruiter. Based on my resume, list the 20 job titles I'm most qualified for and the exact keywords ATS systems scan for in each.

Step 2: rebuild your resume with the XYZ formula

Stay in the same chat and run this. It rewrites your resume into a clean master template and removes the things a hiring manager bins you for in the first ten seconds.

Rewrite my resume into a master template I can tailor instantly. Strip every red flag a hiring manager spots in under 10 seconds. Use the Google XYZ formula: accomplish X as measured by Y by doing Z.

The XYZ formula is the whole secret to a strong bullet: accomplished X, as measured by Y, by doing Z. So "managed social media" becomes "grew Instagram from 2k to 40k followers in 6 months by shipping daily short-form video." Numbers, result, method. That is what gets read.

Step 3: let Cowork apply on autopilot

Now head to Claude Cowork, upload your optimized resume, and run this.

Now that my resume is fully optimized, I want you to start applying to jobs for me on autopilot. Go to LinkedIn and any other site with job postings that relate to my expertise, fill out the details based on what you know about me, and start applying.

Cowork goes out, finds the postings you fit, fills in the applications, and submits them, while you do something else.

The honest part

Mass auto-applying sounds like a cheat code, and it can move fast, but read this before you let it loose. Have it show you the matches and the tailored version first, and approve a batch rather than firing off hundreds blind. Some job sites have rules about automated applications, so don't get your account flagged. And honestly, ten sharp applications to roles you actually fit beat 200 generic ones every time. The two resume prompts above are where most of the real advantage is. Use the autopilot to save time on the roles that fit, not to spray and pray.

More prompts to run your whole search

Stack these on once your resume is dialed in.

  1. Tailor to one job. "Here's a job description. Rewrite my resume and a short cover letter to match it, using their exact keywords, without lying."
  2. Cover letter in my voice. "Write a cover letter for this role that sounds like me, not a template. Lead with why I'm a fit in the first two lines."
  3. Beat the ATS. "Score my resume against this job description out of 100 and tell me exactly which keywords I'm missing."
  4. Recruiter outreach. "Write a short, human LinkedIn message to the recruiter for this role that gets a reply."
  5. LinkedIn headline and About. "Rewrite my LinkedIn headline and About section to match the roles I'm targeting."
  6. Interview prep. "Based on this job description, give me the 10 questions they'll most likely ask and a strong answer to each in my voice."
  7. The story behind the gap. "Help me explain the gap on my resume in one honest, confident line."
  8. Salary research and ask. "What's the real salary range for this role and location, and how do I ask for the top of it?"
  9. Follow-up that lands. "Write a follow-up email I can send a week after applying that actually gets noticed."
  10. The weekly tracker. "Build me a spreadsheet to track every application: company, role, link, status, and next step."
The reason most job searches stall isn't effort, it's that every application is a slow, demoralizing copy-and-paste job. This hands the grind to Claude. You bring the judgment on which roles are worth it, and it handles the part that used to eat your weekend.

Run the first two prompts tonight on your own resume. Even if you never turn on the autopilot, a resume rebuilt with the XYZ formula is worth the five minutes by itself.
Anir