ClaudeTemplate, 6 blanks to fill

Prepare me to talk to employers at [EVENT]. About me: - What I study or do now: [CURRENT SITUATION] - The field and kind of role I want: [TARGET FIELD] - Skills and experiences worth mentioning: [SKILLS] - Employers I plan to visit and what I know about them: [EMPLOYERS] What I need: 1. A 30-second introduction I can say out loud: my name, what I do, one specific thing I have done that relates to [TARGET FIELD], and what I am looking for. Write it the way people speak, with short sentences. 2. A shorter 10-second version for a busy booth. 3. For each employer in [EMPLOYERS]: two questions that show I looked into them, and one question about the day-to-day work of the role. No questions whose answer is on their careers page. 4. Three ways to end the conversation politely and get a name and contact, depending on whether it went well, was rushed, or the role is not a fit. 5. A follow-up message under 80 words to send within a day, with a [DETAIL FROM CONVERSATION] placeholder so each one mentions what we talked about. Rules: - Keep the tone confident and friendly, not stiff. - Use only experiences I listed; do not invent projects. - Point out any part of my introduction that might sound rehearsed, and offer a more natural line.

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Career fair introduction and questions prompt

Career fairs give you a couple of minutes per booth and a recruiter who has heard the same opening all day. This prompt has Claude write an introduction meant to be said out loud, a shorter one for crowded booths, and questions for each employer that prove you did some homework. It also covers the parts people forget to plan: how to leave a conversation and get a contact, and a follow-up message that refers to what you actually discussed.

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Replace [EVENT] and [CURRENT SITUATION] and [TARGET FIELD] and [SKILLS] and [EMPLOYERS] and [DETAIL FROM CONVERSATION] with your own text before you send it.

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Adapted from a prompt by Alex-lucian on prompts.chat (CC0-1.0), rewritten as a template by us.

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What each part of the prompt does

Written to be spoken: An introduction that reads well on paper often sounds stiff when said aloud. Asking for short spoken sentences, plus a check for lines that sound rehearsed, gives you something you can deliver without reciting.
Questions per employer: Generic questions like "what is the culture like" do not separate you from anyone. Two researched questions per company in [EMPLOYERS], plus one about daily work, show interest and give you something to remember them by.
Planned exits: Many students stall at the end of a good conversation. Three prepared ways to close, for a good chat, a rushed one or a poor fit, make it easy to ask for a name and move on gracefully.
Follow-up with a placeholder: The [DETAIL FROM CONVERSATION] slot forces each follow-up to mention something specific, which is what makes a recruiter connect your message to the person they met at the booth.

Variations to try

Same idea, one thing changed.

Industry meetup
Prepare me to talk to people at [EVENT], a professional meetup in my field. About me: - What I do now: [CURRENT SITUATION] - The field and kind of role I want: [TARGET FIELD] - Skills and experiences worth mentioning: [SKILLS] - People or companies likely to be there: [EMPLOYERS] What I need: 1. A relaxed 20-second introduction for informal conversation, without sounding like a job pitch. 2. Five conversation openers that are not about jobs, related to [TARGET FIELD]. 3. For each name in [EMPLOYERS], one thoughtful question about their work. 4. A natural way to mention I am looking for a role without making the conversation about it. 5. A follow-up message under 80 words with a [DETAIL FROM CONVERSATION] placeholder. Rules: - Keep the tone friendly and curious. - Use only experiences I listed; do not invent projects.
Virtual career fair
Prepare me for [EVENT], a virtual career fair with text chat and short video calls. About me: - What I study or do now: [CURRENT SITUATION] - The field and kind of role I want: [TARGET FIELD] - Skills and experiences worth mentioning: [SKILLS] - Employers I plan to visit and what I know about them: [EMPLOYERS] What I need: 1. A three-sentence written introduction to paste into an employer's chat queue. 2. A 30-second spoken introduction for the video call. 3. For each employer in [EMPLOYERS]: two researched questions and one about the role's daily work. 4. A follow-up message under 80 words with a [DETAIL FROM CONVERSATION] placeholder. Rules: - Keep the tone confident and friendly, not stiff. - Use only experiences I listed; do not invent projects.

If the result isn't right

Say the 30-second introduction out loud three times before the event and cut any word you trip over.
Put what you know about each employer into [EMPLOYERS], even one line from their website or a recent news item; the questions get much sharper with it.
Write the recruiter's name and one detail on the back of their card or in your phone right after each booth, so the follow-up placeholder is easy to fill that evening.