Day 2 of 28 · AI Job Hunt
AI-Powered Skills Assessment
⏱ 5 min
📊 Beginner
Most people massively underestimate their own skills. They write "good communicator" on their resume when what they actually did was negotiate a $200K vendor contract that saved the company 30% on logistics costs.
Today, you're going to use AI to pull out the real value from your experience — the specific, quantifiable, impressive stuff that hiring managers actually care about.
AI uncovers strengths you didn't know you had.
Why self-assessment is so hard
Here's the problem: you're too close to your own experience. The things you do every day feel "normal" to you, so you describe them in boring, generic ways.
What you think: "I managed a team."
What AI helps you realize: "I led a cross-functional team of 8 across 3 departments, delivering a product launch 2 weeks ahead of schedule that generated $1.2M in first-quarter revenue."
Same experience. Completely different impact when a recruiter reads it. The facts were always there — you just needed help seeing them.
I need to figure out my real skills and strengths for job hunting. Here's my background: I've worked as an operations coordinator at a mid-size logistics company for 3 years. I mostly handle scheduling, vendor relationships, and process improvements. I also trained 4 new hires last year. I feel like my experience is pretty boring honestly.
Your experience is not boring — you're just describing it like an insider instead of selling it. Let me reframe what you actually did:
**Operations & Process Improvement:**
- Managed end-to-end scheduling operations for a logistics company (how many shipments/orders per month?)
- Designed and implemented process improvements (which ones? What was the before/after?)
**Vendor Management:**
- Managed relationships with external vendors (how many? What total contract value?)
- Negotiated terms, resolved disputes, ensured SLA compliance
**People & Leadership:**
- Onboarded and trained 4 new team members — that's a leadership skill, not a footnote
- Likely created training materials or SOPs
**Questions to unlock your hidden value:**
1. Did any of your process improvements save time or money? Even a rough estimate?
2. How many vendors did you manage? What was the total spend?
3. Did you ever catch an error or fix a problem that could have been expensive?
4. Were you ever asked to take on responsibilities beyond your job description?
I'd bet your "boring" experience translates to 6-8 strong resume bullet points. Let's dig in.
Now that you mention it — I did redesign our delivery routing process and it cut fuel costs by about 15%. And I manage relationships with 12 vendors with a combined annual spend of around $800K. I also caught a billing error last year that would have cost us $45K.
Now we're talking. Here's what your resume should actually say:
✅ **Redesigned delivery routing process, reducing fuel costs by 15%** — that's a quantified process improvement that any operations manager would be proud of
✅ **Managed 12 vendor relationships totaling $800K in annual spend** — that positions you for vendor management, procurement, or supply chain roles
✅ **Identified and resolved a $45K billing discrepancy** — that's attention to detail with a dollar sign on it
✅ **Onboarded and trained 4 new team members** — that's leadership and mentoring
You went from "I handle scheduling and vendors" to someone who saves companies money, catches expensive mistakes, and develops people.
This is exactly the kind of reframing that gets callbacks.
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Knowledge Check
Why do most people undervalue their own experience on resumes?
A
Because their daily work feels normal to them, so they describe it generically instead of highlighting the specific impact and results
B
Because they don't have enough experience
C
Because resumes aren't important anymore
D
Because they're not qualified enough
Proximity bias makes your own accomplishments feel ordinary. The delivery routing redesign that saved 15% on fuel costs? That's impressive to a hiring manager. But to you, it was just "that thing I did in March." AI helps you see your experience through a recruiter's eyes and translate it into impactful language.
The skills translation framework
AI excels at translating your experience into different "languages" for different roles. The same skill set can position you for completely different jobs.
Take that operations coordinator example:
For an Operations Manager role: "Led process optimization initiatives that reduced operational costs by 15%. Managed $800K in vendor contracts. Trained and mentored team of 4."
For a Supply Chain Analyst role: "Analyzed and redesigned delivery routing logistics, achieving 15% cost reduction. Managed multi-vendor relationships across a $800K annual procurement portfolio."
For a Project Manager role: "Drove cross-functional process improvement projects from analysis through implementation. Led onboarding program for 4 new hires. Identified and resolved a $45K billing discrepancy through systematic audit processes."
Same person. Same experience. Three different career paths — each one credible.
Knowledge Check
What does "skills translation" mean in the context of job hunting?
A
Converting your resume into different languages
B
Reframing the same experience using different terminology and emphasis to match different target roles
C
Learning new skills to qualify for different jobs
D
Translating technical jargon into simple language
Skills translation is about framing what you've already done in the language of the role you want. A "vendor relationship manager" and a "procurement specialist" might describe the same work — but the right framing for the right job description makes all the difference.
Your turn — the AI skills audit
Here's what you should do today. Open ChatGPT or Claude and paste this prompt (fill in your details):
"I want to do a thorough skills assessment for my job search. Here's my background: [your current/most recent role, company type, years of experience, and 5-10 things you do or have done]. Please help me: 1) Identify skills I'm undervaluing, 2) Quantify my achievements with specific numbers or impact, 3) Suggest 3 different roles my experience qualifies me for, and 4) Reframe my experience for each of those roles."
Don't hold back. Include the small stuff — the training you did, the process you fixed, the mistake you caught. AI will find the gold in the details.
Final Check
What's the most important thing to include when doing an AI skills assessment?
A
Specific details about what you actually did — including small wins, side projects, and things that felt "normal" — so AI can find the hidden value
B
A list of skills you want to learn in the future
C
A polished version of your resume
D
Only your job title and company name
The more raw detail you give AI, the better it can find the value you're missing. That billing error you caught? That process you tweaked? That new hire you trained? These are all resume gold — you just need AI to help you see it.
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Day 2 Complete
"You're not under-qualified. You're under-translated. AI helps you see your experience the way a hiring manager does."
Tomorrow — Day 3
Your AI Job Hunt Toolkit
Tomorrow you'll set up the AI tools that will power your entire job search.