You don’t need a pricey career coach to navigate your next move. Generative AI tools can now offer fast, personalized guidance across every step of your professional journey—if you know how to use them. Here’s how to make AI your on-demand coach.

Clarify your direction. Use AI to reflect on your strengths, values, and goals. Ask it to pose coaching-style questions or suggest careers that align with your skills and interests. The more detail you provide—for example, by uploading your resume—the more personalized its feedback.

Upgrade your job materials. Let AI refine your resume and LinkedIn profile to better match target roles. You can feed it job descriptions, describe your tone preferences, and request help quantifying your achievements.

Strategize your job search. Get tailored ideas for where and how to look, from role-specific search tactics to curated networking messages. Ask AI for outreach strategies based on companies, roles, or even locations.

Practice interviews and negotiations. Simulate mock interviews, get feedback on your answers, and rehearse salary conversations. Upload job descriptions for more individualized prep.

Develop your personal brand. Ask AI to provide thought-leadership content ideas, draft social posts, or help turn your experiences into articles. Just remember to fact-check—and add your own voice.

Adapted from Want to Use AI as a Career Coach? Use These Prompts. by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

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