ChatGPT can help search public listings, compare requirements, and draft application materials. You should verify openings on the employer's site and review every application before submitting it. Do not let an agent submit applications or share personal information without your review.

Use a redacted copy. Remove your street address, personal phone number, personal email, references' contact details, and any confidential information. You can add contact details to the final resume yourself.

It can help use relevant terms from a job description when they accurately describe your experience. It cannot guarantee that an employer's system will rank or select your resume. Keep the document clear and truthful.

Separate required qualifications from preferred ones. Ask the assistant to show which requirements you meet, partly meet, or lack. Apply only when the role still makes sense for your background.

Verify the opening through the employer's official website. Be wary of unsolicited text or messaging-app offers, requests for money, checks you are told to deposit to buy equipment, and requests for bank or identity details before a real hiring process. The FTC explains common job scams.

Review your organization's rules and your account's data controls first. On a personal ChatGPT account, you can turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings → Data Controls. This controls whether eligible conversations help improve models; it does not remove saved chats. See OpenAI's data controls guide.