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Rewrite weak resume bullets inside Google Docs with Gemini (then fix what it made up)

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by Oluwaniyi Raji (Android Police)
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Evidence: Article or interviewA newsletter, journalist or interview account of what happened.

PartialThe source says it only partly worked, or had a significant problem a person had to deal with.

What went wrong: The first draft inflated his experience and included made-up details; it needed a 30-minute human editing pass.

Outcome

Android Police's Oluwaniyi Raji highlighted copied-job-description bullets in his resume and asked Gemini in Google Docs to rewrite them with action verbs and metric-led outcomes. The first output looked like it belonged to someone two levels above him, partly because Gemini made things up; generating took about 10 minutes and his own editing pass about 30 minutes before he had a resume he could submit to a recruiter.

Agent

Gemini in Google Docs

Prompt Recreated prompt

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

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Rewrite the weak bullet points in my resume so they show what I actually achieved, without inventing anything.

Fill in before running:
- The resume section to rewrite: [PASTE OR HIGHLIGHT]
- The job I'm applying for: [JOB TITLE / POSTING]
- Real numbers I can stand behind: [e.g. articles per month, team size]
- Tone: [plain / confident]

Rules:
- Start each bullet with an action verb and lead with a real outcome.
- Only use numbers and facts I gave you; where a metric would help but I gave none, write [ADD NUMBER] instead of guessing.
- Don't copy phrases straight from the job posting.
- Keep my level of seniority accurate.
- 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 rewritten bullets, with a list of every placeholder I need to fill in.

You'll know it worked when: every claim in the new bullets is something I could explain in an interview.
Optional stronger version

Our rewrite with extra checks. The poster didn't test it.

Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Rewrite the weak bullet points in my resume so they show what I actually achieved, without inventing anything.

Fill in before running:
- The resume section to rewrite: [PASTE OR HIGHLIGHT]
- The job I'm applying for: [JOB TITLE / POSTING]
- Real numbers I can stand behind: [e.g. articles per month, team size]
- Tone: [plain / confident]

Rules:
- Start each bullet with an action verb and lead with a real outcome.
- Only use numbers and facts I gave you; where a metric would help but I gave none, write [ADD NUMBER] instead of guessing.
- Don't copy phrases straight from the job posting.
- Keep my level of seniority accurate.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- After rewriting, list any bullet that sounds more senior than my real role so I can tone it down.

Output: The rewritten bullets, with a list of every placeholder I need to fill in.

You'll know it worked when: every claim in the new bullets is something I could explain in an interview.

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.androidpolice.com/gemini-rewrote-my-resume-look-like-a-professional-on-paper/

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