# Check your resume for claims you cannot back up

> Researched. Work · Beginner · Research. Updated 2026-11-02.

Canonical page: https://www.aisetupsthatwork.com/setups/check-your-resume-for-claims-you-cannot-back-up/

## What it does
Keep a master file of your real experience and have AI check every tailored resume or message against it, flagging any claim you cannot back up.

## Who it's for
Job seekers using AI to tailor resumes who worry it is inflating titles, numbers or skills.

## Tools
- Claude or ChatGPT, ideally in a project
- Your master file of roles and results
- The tailored resume or message

## Steps
1. Write a master file: every role with dates, projects and results with real numbers. Only what you could explain in an interview.
2. Save it in a Claude or ChatGPT project so each check starts from the same file.
3. Paste the tailored resume or message and run the prompt below.
4. Fix or delete every line marked NOT SUPPORTED or STRETCHED.
5. Re-run until everything is SUPPORTED.
6. Add new results to the master file as they happen, not when job hunting.

## Copy-paste prompt
Adapt bracketed fields to your situation.
```text
Compare this tailored resume to my master file. Check every line.

Master file: [IN PROJECT, OR PASTE]
Tailored resume or message: [PASTE]

For each line, mark:
- SUPPORTED: quote the matching master-file line
- STRETCHED: the claim is bigger than the master file (title, number, scope); show both
- NOT SUPPORTED: nothing in the master file backs it
Then list only the STRETCHED and NOT SUPPORTED lines with a fix that stays true.
```

## Guardrails
- What it touches: Chat input you provide (Claude or ChatGPT, ideally in a project; Your master file of roles and results).
- Needs your OK: Send, pay, publish, and account changes stay with you. Treat agent output as drafts first.
- Safety level: Read-only
- A master file that is itself vague, so everything looks supported.
- Accepting a stretched title because it sounds better.
- Checking the resume but not the cover letter or outreach note.

## Tips
- Numbers are where inflation hides; check every one.
- Skills lists drift fastest; keep only what you have used for real.
- An interviewer will ask about any line. If you cannot tell the story, cut it.

## Estimates (labeled, not measured)
- Time saved: About 10 minutes per resume.
- Money saved: Not stated in sources.
- Tool cost: Projects availability varies by plan. Prices: Not stated in sources.

## Sources
Summaries use the public sources below, not independent verification.
- Anthropic: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9517075-what-are-projects (What are projects: project knowledge and instructions; RAG mode when project knowledge approaches context limits (read 2026-11-02 from a search result excerpt of the page))
- OpenAI: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10169521-projects-in-chatgpt (Projects in ChatGPT: chats, files and instructions kept together (read 2026-11-02 from a search result excerpt of the page))

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Related:
- [ChatGPT Prompt for Tailoring Your Resume to a Job Description](https://www.aisetupsthatwork.com/setups/tailor-resume-to-job-description-with-ai/index.md)
- [Write a short note to the hiring manager](https://www.aisetupsthatwork.com/setups/write-a-short-note-to-the-hiring-manager/index.md)