Before we dive in, let's clarify what hard and soft skills are.

• Hard skills: You learn these through education and training — e.g. Python, Data Analysis, Project Management.
• Soft skills: These are about how you interact with people and handle situations — e.g. listening well, staying calm in stressful situations, teamwork.

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Now let's dive into how you can use ChatGPT to analyze gaps in your hard & soft skills.

Step 1: Find your target role in the industry where you want to transition into.

Example role: Product Manager & Example industry: Renewable energy.

You need to have some idea in your mind for step 2 & 3. Don't worry if it's not final, you can always come back to it again.

Then find 2–3 job specs and use the following steps to analyze each job spec.

​ ​Step 2: Use ChatGPT to create a table for hard skills and soft skills from the job spec.

Prompt: I'll give you a job spec. Can you analyze it and create a table listing both the hard and soft skills mentioned? Please rank these skills according to their importance for success in the role. Are you ready?

Copy-paste the job spec.

Outcome: ChatGPT will create a table of skills by level of importance.

​ ​Step 3: Provide your CV to ChatGPT to analyze what skills you already have and which ones are missing.

Prompt: Now, I will provide you with my resume for your analysis. Please add a column alongside the importance levels of the skills you previously identified. In this new column, indicate whether I possess each skill. Are you ready?

Now, paste your CV.

Outcome: You will have a table with the skills you have and the skills you are missing.

Note: Repeat this process for 2–3 job specs to get a realistic view.

​ Ok, now you have a clear overview of what you need to work on to make your career move. It could mean different actions, based on your situation:

a) You have the skills but forgot to mention them in your CV.

b) You don't have the skills and need to gain them. ​

But before you go and buy online courses to upskill yourself, spend 10 minutes and ask yourself these questions:

Will this role help me build skills that will be in high demand in the future?

Will I be able to increase my income if I continue to build my career?

What does the progression look like? Do I want to do that? ​

Spending too much time trying to figure out your passion is not the right approach, because we learn more by doing, not by thinking.

In the next newsletter, I will share 4 ways you can build the skills to bridge the gap and make your career change.

Until next time !