The Pragmatic Programmer

Here are a few strong prompt templates you can give to Claude AI to review and tailor your resume properly for Singapore tech jobs.

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1. Best Overall Prompt (ATS + Singapore Recruiter Friendly)

You are an experienced Singapore tech recruiter and ATS resume reviewer.

I will provide:
1. My current resume
2. A job description

Your task is to tailor my resume specifically for this role.

Requirements:
- Keep the formatting ATS-friendly
- No tables, icons, graphics, emojis, columns, or fancy formatting
- No em dashes or unusual symbols
- Use clean bullet points only
- Keep language concise and achievement-focused
- Optimise for Singapore recruiters and ATS systems
- Prioritize keywords from the job description naturally
- Rewrite bullet points to sound impactful and technical
- Quantify achievements where possible
- Do not invent fake experience
- Keep tone professional and modern
- Ensure resume matches the seniority level of the role
- Highlight relevant cloud, DevOps, Java, React, Appian, SRE, or government project experience where applicable
- Remove irrelevant content
- Improve readability and flow
- Keep resume to 1-2 pages maximum

Then provide:
1. Tailored resume
2. Missing keywords
3. ATS improvement suggestions
4. Recruiter feedback on weak areas
5. Suggested professional summary

2. Prompt for Strong Technical Rewriting

This is useful when Claude rewrites too generically.

Rewrite my resume bullet points to sound like a high-performing senior engineer.

Rules:
- Use strong action verbs
- Focus on impact, scale, reliability, automation, optimization, migration, cloud, CI/CD, performance, and delivery outcomes
- Make bullet points concise and technical
- Avoid buzzword stuffing
- Avoid generic phrases like "responsible for"
- Quantify improvements where possible
- Use language commonly seen in strong Singapore tech resumes
- Keep bullets between 1-2 lines
- No em dashes

3. Prompt for Matching Job Description Keywords

Compare my resume against this job description.

Identify:
- Missing ATS keywords
- Missing technologies
- Weak alignment areas
- Skills that should be emphasized more
- Bullet points that should be rewritten

Then rewrite the resume to increase ATS match score while remaining truthful.

4. Prompt for Government / Enterprise Roles in Singapore

Useful for GovTech, banks, public sector, large enterprise.

Tailor my resume for a Singapore government or enterprise technology role.

Focus on:
- Scalability
- Security
- Compliance
- CI/CD
- Cloud migration
- Enterprise systems
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Production support
- Reliability
- System integration
- Agile delivery
- Cross-agency collaboration
- High transaction volume systems

Keep the tone professional and credible for Singapore hiring managers.

5. Prompt for Resume Critique Like a Real Recruiter

Review my resume like a strict Singapore technical recruiter.

Tell me:
- Why I may get rejected
- Weak bullet points
- Generic wording
- Missing keywords
- Poor formatting
- Areas that look junior
- Skills that are overemphasized
- What makes the resume look strong
- What should be removed immediately

Be brutally honest and practical.

6. Prompt for SRE / DevOps / Cloud Roles

Since you are targeting SRE and cloud-related roles too:

Tailor my resume for Site Reliability Engineer and Cloud Platform Engineer roles in Singapore.

Focus on:
- Linux/UNIX
- CI/CD
- Terraform
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- AWS/Azure/OCI
- Monitoring
- Incident response
- Automation
- Python scripting
- Reliability engineering
- Observability
- Infrastructure as Code
- Production support
- Scaling systems
- Performance optimization

Rewrite experience to emphasize operational excellence and reliability impact.

7. The Most Important Instruction

Add this at the bottom of every prompt:

Do not use:
- em dashes
- overly fancy language
- AI-style buzzwords
- generic corporate fluff
- unusual formatting
- skill bars
- tables
- icons
- multi-column layouts

Output should be plain ATS-friendly text suitable for Singapore recruiters.

These prompts work especially well for your background because you have:

  • Java full stack
  • React
  • Appian BPM
  • CI/CD
  • GCC 2.0 cloud migration
  • Government systems
  • SRE/cloud exposure
  • Automation experience

That combination is actually quite marketable in Singapore if positioned correctly.

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