Claude Prompts for Database Administrator Job Search

You are an expert technical recruiter for database administrator roles. Here is my resume:

[PASTE RESUME]

And the job description:

[PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]

Rewrite my bullet points to match this role. Lead each with impact (query latency cut, uptime achieved, a recovery time objective met, storage reclaimed) and quantify it. Mirror the exact platforms and terms from the job description (for example PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, index tuning, replication, backup and recovery, high availability, partitioning) without inventing anything. Flag any stretch.

Act as an ATS parser for database administrator roles. From this job description:

[PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]

List the database engines, tools, and exact keyword phrases (for example query optimization, execution plans, replication, clustering, disaster recovery, RPO/RTO, schema design, partitioning, sharding) an ATS would score against, ranked by prominence. Then tell me which are missing from my resume:

[PASTE RESUME]

and where I could add each one truthfully.

Help me quantify this DBA project for my resume: [DESCRIBE PROJECT, for example rebuilding indexes and rewriting a report query, or setting up streaming replication]. Ask me up to 4 questions to surface the impact (query time before and after, rows or database size, uptime, how many users or jobs were affected). Then write 2 resume bullets in the format 'accomplished X by doing Y, resulting in Z'.

Write a concise cover letter for this database administrator role:

[PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]

Using my background:

[PASTE RESUME OR SUMMARY]

Under 250 words, no cliches. Open with a concrete reason I fit this team or stack, cite one time I tuned, recovered, or scaled a database and the outcome it drove, and close with a clear call to action. Match the company's tone.

Write a 4 to 5 sentence LinkedIn message to the hiring manager for this database administrator role: [PASTE ROLE AND COMPANY]. Introduce me briefly, give one specific reason I am interested in their stack (for example they run [DATABASE] at scale), and mention one relevant thing I have done ([DETAIL, for example cut a nightly batch from 6 hours to 40 minutes]). Warm, human, under 90 words.

Act as a senior DBA interviewing me for a [SENIORITY] database administrator role. Give me one realistic slow-query scenario with a sample schema and an execution plan I can reason about. After I answer, probe like a real interviewer: ask about indexing choices, statistics, locking, and how I would confirm the fix. Then tell me what a strong candidate would have checked. Present the scenario now and wait for my answer.

Interview me on database incident response for a database administrator role. Give me a scenario (for example: the primary is down and replication lag is high, or a backup restore is failing). Play the incident commander, ask what I check first, in what order, and what my rollback and communication plan is. After a few rounds, point out what I missed on data integrity, RPO/RTO, and root-cause follow-up. Start now.

I have a database administrator interview at [COMPANY] for a [ROLE] role. Based on the job description below and what is publicly known about their stack, list the 10 most likely interview questions (tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, security, and behavioral), and for each give me a one-line strategy for answering it well. Job description: [PASTE JOB DESCRIPTION]

Compare my resume against job descriptions for [TARGET ROLE, for example Senior PostgreSQL DBA or Cloud Database Engineer]. My resume: [PASTE RESUME]. Target job descriptions: [PASTE 2 to 3]. Identify the specific platform, tooling, and domain gaps between me and these roles (for example a cloud managed database, automation with Ansible or Terraform, a specific replication technology), ranked by how much they matter, and for each suggest the fastest credible way to close or reframe it.