Unit 4.2: CV and interview
Build an honest CV from your own facts, fit it to one job, and practise the interview out loud.
A CV is the most common Level 4 project, and the one where AI can do the most harm. An AI wants to produce an impressive CV, so it adds a qualification here and a responsibility there. An employer or an embassy that finds one false line may reject you, and some countries ban applicants for false documents. Everything in this unit protects one rule: your CV is only your facts.
Stage 1: Collect your facts
I am preparing a CV for jobs abroad as a cook. Interview me to collect the facts. Ask one question at a time: my jobs, dates, duties, skills, training, languages.
When you have enough, list the facts back to me so I can check them. Don't write the CV yet.
The list of facts is your master record. Check every line. Later CVs come from this list, not from the AI's memory.
Stage 2: Fit it to one job
Every job advert asks for different things. Give the AI the advert and your master record:
Fitting a CV to one job
- ContextI am applying for this job: (paste the advert). Here are my checked facts: (paste the list).
- TaskWrite a one-page CV for this job.
- ConstraintsUse only my facts. Put the experience that matches the advert first. Don't add experience, skills or qualifications I didn't give. Simple, clear English.
- FormatSections: Profile (3 lines), Experience, Skills, Training, Languages.
Ask what the country expects
CVs differ by country: a photo or no photo, date of birth or not, one page or two. Ask, then confirm with your agent or the employer's instructions:
Stage 3: Practise the interview
Interview me for this job: (paste the advert). Ask one question at a time, like a real interviewer.
After each answer, give me: one thing that was good, one thing to improve, and a better version of my answer in simple spoken English.
Answer with a short story
For "Tell me about a time when…" questions, answer in four parts. Interviewers everywhere listen for them:
| Part | Say | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Situation | Where and when | At the hotel in Bentota, during the busy December season… |
| Task | What you had to do | I had to serve a table of twelve with only one other waiter… |
| Action | What you did | I split the table with my colleague and took drink orders first… |
| Result | What happened | Every dish arrived on time, and the guests left a good review. |
Before and after
In your world
Quick check
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Where should every CV come from?
The AI adds a skill you don't have.
What are the four parts of a story answer?
Your turn
Your turn
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Write the request for stage 1 (collect your facts) or stage 3 (practise the interview) for a job you want. Include the rule that nothing is added that you didn't say.
Score it: 0, 1 or 2 for each.
Clarity
AI එකට කරන්න ඕන දේ පැහැදිලිද?
Completeness
අවශ්ය විස්තර ඔක්කොම තියෙනවද?
Structure
කොටස් හරි පිළිවෙළටද?
Internationally clear
ලංකාවෙන් පිට කෙනෙක්ටත් තේරෙනවද?
Total: 0 / 8
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