PREPARE2LEAD

Free · 5 minutes · For project people going for their next role

Your CV gets read by people who never call you back.

You can do the job. Your CV just doesn't demonstrate it.

This free prompt checks your CV against a real job advert. It shows you the 3 gaps the hiring manager will see, before you apply.

It runs in your own ChatGPT or Claude. It is free, and nothing you paste comes to us.

What it shows you

  • Your score against the advert.
  • Your top 3 strengths for that role.
  • Your top 3 gaps: what the advert asks for that your CV does not show.
Illustration of James reviewing a CV at a kitchen table

30 seconds. Free. I read every reply.

The problem in numbers

Illustrative queue of people in work clothes outside an office

126

people applied for one project manager contract.

(The PM Index, issue 2)
PM Index issue 6 illustration of a noticeboard explaining that one in five project-titled adverts was a training course, not a job

1 in 5

project manager job adverts is not a real job.

(The PM Index, issue 6)
Illustrative stack of printed CVs beside a laptop

300 to 400

People on my calls have sent 300 to 400 applications without an offer.

30+ years running projects in government, infrastructure and finance. I decided who got the role. Most of the people who applied could do the job. Their CV did not show it.

James J. Bailey

Who this is for

  • You work in projects, or you want to.
  • You are applying and not hearing back.
  • You can do the job and want your CV to show it.

Who it is not for

  • You want someone to write your CV for free.
  • You will not change anything after you see the gaps.

Your CV gets read by people who never call you back.

You can do the job. Your CV just doesn't demonstrate it.

30 seconds. Free. I read every reply.