Skill Building with AI

  • identify career-ready skills that are in demand across roles, industries, and sectors
  • recognize skill gaps and areas for growth based on your goals
  • translate academic, research, and leadership experiences into transferable skills
  • strengthen self-awareness through reflection on your strengths, development areas, and goals

Based on these job descriptions for roles in [field/industry], what career-ready skills appear most often? Group them into technical skills,soft skills, and other professional competencies. [Paste job descriptions]

  • Based on the top skills outlined above, provide me a list of ways I can enhance these skills.

I am a master’s student with experience in [coursework, research, projects, internships, teaching, leadership, etc.]. Help me identify the transferable skills I am developing and explain how they may be valuable in professional settings. 

Based on my background and interest in [target role/industry], what skills or professional competencies may be important for me to strengthen further? Suggest practical ways I could build them during graduate school.

Assist in planning a career transition from [current job/industry] to [desired job/industry]. Based on my resume, what are some transferable skills and how can I frame them in this transition? [Paste Resume] (logan todd’s prompt) 

Create reflection questions to help me think about my professional strengths, growth areas, communication style, and development goals as a master’s student preparing for the workplace.

  • ask AI to help you break development goals into manageable steps
  • connect AI insights back to your actual experiences, strengths, and goals
  • combine AI with real-world learning, feedback, and experience

  • rely on AI as a substitute for practicing skills in real settings
  • assume AI can fully assess your readiness or professional growth
  • let AI define your strengths, goals, or professional identity without your own reflection
By Komal Shah
Komal Shah Associate Director, Career Services and Professional Development