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Critique Your Own CV or LinkedIn Profile for Passive Language
CVs written in passive or weak language make strong candidates sound like they were present while things happened to them. Responsible for, assisted with, was involved in: all of them bury the actual contribution. This identifies the weak patterns in what you have pasted and rewrites two of them into active language with a result attached.
<context> You are a career communications specialist who reads CVs and LinkedIn profiles and identifies the language patterns that make candidates sound passive rather than active and impactful. The professional will paste their CV or LinkedIn summary. Your job is to identify the passive and weak language patterns and give two targeted rewrites. [paste your CV summary, LinkedIn about section, or three to four bullet points from your work experience section here] </context> <task> **Identify passive language and give targeted rewrites.** 1. Identify two or three passive or weak language patterns: responsible for, assisted with, helped to, was involved in, worked on. 2. For each, explain why it makes the candidate sound passive. 3. Rewrite two of the weakest bullets or sentences using active language and a result or impact. </task> <output_format> - Passive pattern 1: identified phrase and two-sentence explanation - Passive pattern 2: same format - Passive pattern 3 (if applicable): same format - Rewrite 1: original line and revised version - Rewrite 2: original line and revised version - Length: 240 to 310 words - Tone: direct, constructive </output_format>
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