NextChapter

ChatGPT prompts for a job search after a layoff

Twelve prompts to paste into any AI assistant, with your résumé or your situation. Each one sends the assistant to the numbers on a NextChapter page and asks it to cite them, so the answer rests on real figures instead of a guess.

The prompts

  • My first 7 days after a layoff

    You were laid off this week and want a day-by-day plan.

    I was laid off from my job as a [your job title]. Plan my first 7 days, one day at a time, with the 2 or 3 things that matter most each day (money and benefits, deadlines, people to tell, job search). Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check for how much of the work in my job already sees AI use and what related jobs pay, and read https://launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs/this-week for what is happening with layoffs now. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • Which of my skills transfer

    You have a résumé and want to know where else it fits.

    Below is my résumé. My current job is [your job title]. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check, which lists related jobs chosen by overlap in skills and what they pay. Tell me which skills from my résumé transfer to each related job, which skills each of those jobs leans on that I do not show, and which one move uses what I already know best. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

[Paste your résumé here]

  • What the AI number means for my job

    You saw a percentage and want it explained in plain words.

    Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check and explain, in plain words, what the AI exposure number for [your job title] measures and what it does not. Then tell me which of the job's tasks listed on the page I should expect to change first, and what I could do about it this month. Do not turn the number into a forecast of job loss. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • Add the right AI skills to my résumé

    You want your résumé to show AI work honestly.

    My job is [your job title]. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check for how much of the work already sees AI use. Look at my résumé below and suggest 3 bullet points that show how I use AI tools in this kind of work, using only things I actually did. Ask me a question about any bullet where you would have to invent a detail. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

[Paste your résumé here]

  • Related jobs that pay more

    You want to know where a move would pay more.

    Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check. List the related jobs it shows that pay more than [your job title] or show less AI use, with the pay and the exposure figure for each. For my top two, tell me what a first application should emphasise from my background. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • A 30-day career change plan

    You are thinking about moving into a related field.

    I am a [your job title] thinking about a related job. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check and pick the related job that best fits what I know. Build a 30-day plan: week 1 learn, week 2 build something small, week 3 talk to people in that job, week 4 apply. Use the skills the page says that job leans on. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • Answer "how do you use AI?" in an interview

    You have an interview and expect the AI question.

    I have an interview for a [your job title] role. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check to see which tasks in the job already see AI use. Write a 60-second answer to "How do you use AI in your work?" that names two of those tasks and a concrete way I would use AI on each, then give me three follow-up questions the interviewer might ask. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • Check an offer against typical pay

    You have an offer and want to know where it sits.

    I have a job offer as a [your job title]. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check for the national median pay. Compare my offer, [offer amount], with it and with the pay of the related jobs on the page. Tell me what I could say to ask for more, in two short sentences. Do not claim the median is right for my city. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • Is my employer in the layoff news

    You are worried about your company.

    I work at [company name]. Read https://launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs/this-week and https://launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs/by-state and tell me whether the company or my state shows up, how many workers the notices name and when they were filed. Say what a filing does and does not tell me about my own job. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • Compare two jobs I am torn between

    You are deciding between two roles.

    I am deciding between [your job title] and [the other job]. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check and the page for the other job at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check (search for it there). Put AI exposure, median pay and openings side by side in a table, then tell me which one fits my résumé better and why. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

[Paste your résumé here]

  • Talk to my manager about AI in my role

    You are still employed and want to get ahead of the change.

    I am a [your job title]. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check, then draft a short message to my manager proposing that I take on one AI-assisted task from the list of tasks on the page. Name the task, the time I think it saves and how we would check the result. Keep it under 120 words. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

  • My job search week

    You want a weekly routine you can repeat.

    I am looking for a new [your job title] role. Read the page for my job, which you can find by searching for my job title at https://launchyournextchapter.com/tools/ai-job-check for related jobs and https://launchyournextchapter.com/layoffs/this-week for the layoff picture. Build a weekly routine of about 10 hours: how many applications, how many conversations, what to learn. Tell me what to change next week if I get no replies. Quote the numbers exactly as the page shows them, name the source ("NextChapter, with data from the Anthropic Economic Index and the Bureau of Labor Statistics") and give the page address next to each number you use. If you cannot open the page, say so and do not guess a number.

Where the numbers come from

AI exposure: Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026. Pay, growth and openings: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Layoff notices: WARN filings with state labor departments. Check your job.