Episode 7: Turn AI into your Career Coach and how to write a book in 3 days.

Section 1: Using AI in Job Seeking:I answer the question of a listener struggling to choose a job, get callbacks, pivot industries, and ask how to use AI effectively.

* Treat AI as a Career Guide: Input your resume, skills, and interests into AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT or Grok) to get tailored job suggestions or rewrites. Ask questions like, “What jobs suit my skills?” or “How should I rewrite my resume for this role?”

* Optimize for ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems): Copy a job description into AI, identify the top 10-20 keywords, and naturally embed them in your resume to improve visibility to recruiters. Avoid gaming the system (e.g., using hidden keywords).

* Use AI as an Interview Coach: Paste a job description into AI and request 10 sample interview questions. Practice answering them, record responses, and ask AI for feedback to refine your answers.

* Get Resume Feedback: Upload your resume to AI and ask for feedback on clarity, grammar, and redundancy to polish it.

* Note: AI is ~80% accurate, so use it as a starting point and validate with professionals or industry peers for the remaining 20%.

Section 2. How to write a book in Three Days:A listener with limited idea for a book asks me how I wrote a 40,000-word book in three days:

* Preparation is Key: Over months, I outlined the book’s chapters, ideas, and stories in notebooks early in the morning. This created a “skeleton” before a writing retreat.

* Distraction-Free Retreat: I wrote my manuscript over three days at Mount Savior Monastery (no Wi-Fi, spotty cell service). The monastery’s prayer schedule provided natural breaks every 2-3 hours, boosting focus.

* Tools for Editing: Post-retreat, I used Grammarly (premium version) to fix over 2,000+ grammatical errors, spending ~20 hours refining the “crappy first draft.”

* Book Details: The book, a hybrid of fiction and self-help, focuses on vocation, calling, and identity. Patrick Lencioni’s fable-style leadership books inspired it. It’s currently being queried for traditional or hybrid publishing.

* Advice for Busy Writers: Jot ideas in notebooks over months, block a 3-day distraction-free retreat, and use tools like Grammarly for editing.

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Jeffrey Riggs produced this podcast episode.

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