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What am I qualified to do?  \n• AI → Skills analysis  \n• 2. What jobs should I pursue?  \n• AI → Job discovery + job matching  \n• 3. How do I convince an employer I'm the right person?  \n• AI → Resume + applica3on + interview prepara3on  \nThe New Job Search  \n• You've been working as an engineer for 12 years. Your company restructures, your position  \ndisappears, and suddenly you have to find another job.  \n• What do you have to do?  \n1. Search job boards.  \n2. Read hundreds of job descriptions.  \n3. Decide which jobs you're qualified for.  \n4. Modify your resume.  \n5. Write cover letters.  \n6. Apply.  \n7. Wait.  \n8. Interview.  \n9. Repeat.  \n• The problem is that the job search itself becomes a full-time job.  \nAI can act as your job-search assistant  \n• Not someone who makes decisions for you—but something that can help you:  \n• Understand your own skills  \n• Discover appropriate positions  \n• Analyze job descriptions  \n• Identify skill gaps  \n• Customize your resume  \n• Prepare for interviews  \n• Practice answering questions  \n• Communicate with recruiters  \n• Don't ask AI:  \n• \"Find me a job. \"  \n• Instead, learn to ask:  \n• \"Here is my experience. What types of engineering positions would I realistically be competitive for?\"  \nWhat AI Can—and Can't—Do  \n• Think of AI as a very capable assistant  \n• Give it:  \n• Context + Instructions + Information  \n• and it can help you analyze and transform that information.  \n• For example:  \n• \"Here is my resume. Here is a job description. Compare them and tell me where I am a strong match, where I'm weak, and what experience I should emphasize. \"  \n• That's considerably better than:  \n• \"Make my resume better. \"  \nThe Concept of Prompting  \n• A good AI request contains:  \n• ROLE + CONTEXT + TASK + CONSTRAINTS  \n• For example:  \n• \"Act as an engineering recruiter. Here is my 15-year work history. I'm interested in engineering management positions. Identify the five strongest skills in my background and suggest positions where those skills would be valuable. Don't invent experience I don't have. \"  \n• That last sentence is particularly important.  \nAI's Biggest Danger  \n• AI can make you sound more qualified than you actually are.  \n• Never allow AI to manufacture qualifications.  \n• Yes: AI can rephrase your experience.  \n• No: It should not create experience.  \nTurn Your Experience into a Skills Profile  \n• Most engineers think about themselves in terms of job titles.  \n• AI can help them think in terms of skills.  \n• For example:  \n• Senior Manufacturing Engineer  \n• isn't particularly informative by itself.  \n• The underlying skills might include:  \n• process optimization  \n• CAD  \n• Six Sigma  \n• root-cause analysis  \n• PLCs  \n• automation  \n• project management  \n• supplier management  \n• quality systems  \n• team leadership  \n• data analysis  \nIntroducing Richard Beatie  \nRichard is an Electrical Engineer  \nlightning and transient protection provider skills  \nCreating An Action Plan For Richard  \n• Ask AI to do the work for us:  \n• \"Analyze my professional experience and identify the technical, business, leadership, and transferable skills demonstrated by my career. 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