Write a cover letter that sounds like a person wrote it
A short letter built on two or three specific things from your background that fit this job, without the stock phrases every recruiter has read a thousand times.
By Maya FernandesVersion 1Updated 7 Oct 2026
Prompt
Write a cover letter for the job below, based on my resume and notes.
Company and role: {{company_and_role}}
Why I want this job in particular: {{why_this_job}}
Length: {{length:250 to 300 words}}
How to write it:
- Open with something specific: the reason I want this role, or the most relevant thing I have done. Not "I am writing to apply for".
- Choose the two or three things from my background that best match what the posting asks for. For each, say what I did and what came of it. Do not walk through my whole resume.
- Connect them to what this company needs, using details from the posting.
- Close in two sentences. Say I would like to talk; do not beg.
Do not use: "I am excited to apply", "passionate", "fast-paced environment", "team player", "I believe I would be a great fit", "proven track record", or any sentence that could be pasted into a letter for a different company.
Rules:
- Use only facts from my resume and notes. Do not invent achievements or claims about the company.
- Write it the way a thoughtful person talks: plain words, some short sentences, no exaggeration.
After the letter, tell me which one sentence you think is weakest and what detail from me would improve it.
Job description:
{{job_description}}
My resume:
{{resume}}Use this prompt
Result
Write a cover letter for the job below, based on my resume and notes.
Company and role: {{company_and_role}}
Why I want this job in particular: {{why_this_job}}
Length: 250 to 300 words
How to write it:
- Open with something specific: the reason I want this role, or the most relevant thing I have done. Not "I am writing to apply for".
- Choose the two or three things from my background that best match what the posting asks for. For each, say what I did and what came of it. Do not walk through my whole resume.
- Connect them to what this company needs, using details from the posting.
- Close in two sentences. Say I would like to talk; do not beg.
Do not use: "I am excited to apply", "passionate", "fast-paced environment", "team player", "I believe I would be a great fit", "proven track record", or any sentence that could be pasted into a letter for a different company.
Rules:
- Use only facts from my resume and notes. Do not invent achievements or claims about the company.
- Write it the way a thoughtful person talks: plain words, some short sentences, no exaggeration.
After the letter, tell me which one sentence you think is weakest and what detail from me would improve it.
Job description:
{{job_description}}
My resume:
{{resume}}Still to fill in: company_and_role, why_this_job, job_description, resume
Test run
Fill in company_and_role, why_this_job, job_description, resume to run it. A blank input would spend a test run on a prompt with holes in it.