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Type a short intro for a virtual career fair chat

  • For Job seekers
  • You practice Setting limits and rules
  • Time about 5 minutes

About this exercise

At a virtual career fair, you get one typed message in a recruiter's booth chat. Get a message under 45 words with no greeting line and no sign-off. Include the job's correct ID number (the company posted a correction), one fact about your experience, that you can start March 2, which only you know, and one question the recruiter can answer in a sentence.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

  • Missing the correction. The AI may use 44810, the first ID listed, and it can't know your start date. Try: Add: "Use Job ID 44815, the corrected one, and say I can start March 2."
  • Writing an email. AI defaults to a greeting line, paragraphs and 'Best regards', which is too much for a chat. Try: Add: "No greeting line, no sign-off. It's a chat message."
  • No question at the end. The AI ends with 'I'd love to learn more', which gives the recruiter nothing to answer in a busy chat. Try: Add: "End with one question she can answer in a sentence, like whether Epic training is provided."
  • Trusting the AI to count words. AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over. Try: Cap each part: "3 sentences, each under 12 words."

What a strong prompt includes

  • Uses the corrected ID
  • Says it's a chat
  • Ends with a question
  • Gives your start date
  • Sets a length limit

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