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Write a cover letter with AI that sounds like you

Turn a job description and your resume into a specific, honest cover letter in about 15 minutes, with prompts that keep your own voice.

Why it works

Hiring managers skim cover letters for one thing: proof you understand their problem and have done similar work. AI is fast at matching your experience to a job description and drafting the structure. You add the true specifics and the voice, which is what makes a letter believable.

Step by step

1. Find what the employer actually wants.

   Here is a job description. List the 5 things this employer most needs, in order of importance, and the words they use for each. Then tell me which 2 problems the role is really being hired to solve.
   Job description:
   [PASTE]

   Copy promptTry it inChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Copy for Gemini ↗

   Fill in the [brackets] with your details before you send.

2. Match your real experience.

   Here is my resume. For each of the 5 needs above, point to the most relevant thing I've actually done, or say 'gap' if I have nothing. Don't invent or exaggerate anything.
   Resume:
   [PASTE]

   Copy promptTry it inChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Copy for Gemini ↗

   Fill in the [brackets] with your details before you send.

3. Draft the letter.

   Write a cover letter under 250 words for [ROLE] at [COMPANY]. Open with one specific sentence about why this role or company, using this real reason: [YOUR REASON]. Use my two strongest matches as short examples with results where I gave numbers. Close with a simple next step. Plain, confident language; no phrases like 'I am writing to express my interest' or 'perfect fit'.

   Copy promptTry it inChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Copy for Gemini ↗

   Fill in the [brackets] with your details before you send.

4. Make it sound like you.

   Here's a paragraph I wrote myself, so you can hear my voice: [PASTE 3–4 SENTENCES]. Rewrite the letter to match that tone, then list any sentence that still sounds generic so I can replace it with my own words.

   Copy promptTry it inChatGPT ↗Claude ↗Copy for Gemini ↗

   Fill in the [brackets] with your details before you send.

Replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details. Works with most AI chat assistants. The ChatGPT and Claude buttons open a new chat with the prompt already typed in, and you press send. Gemini doesn't accept pre-filled links, so its button copies the prompt for you to paste. For steps 2 and later, paste into the same chat you started so the AI keeps the context.

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Tips and cautions

• Only include experience you can talk about in an interview.
• Check the company name, role title and hiring manager's name yourself; AI mixes these up.
• Rewrite at least the first and last sentence by hand for every application.

FAQ

Is it okay to use AI to write a cover letter?

Most employers care whether the letter is accurate and specific, not which tool helped draft it. Some application forms ask you not to use AI; follow those instructions. Either way, edit the draft so every claim is true and in your own voice.

How long should a cover letter be?

Short is usually better. Aim for three or four short paragraphs, under a page, unless the posting asks for something different.

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