Turn a job description into a tailored cover letter

A cover letter does what the résumé can't: connect the dots, show motivation, and prove you understand this specific role. Generic letters read like spam and get treated like it. The opportunity isn't to mass-produce more generic letters faster — it's to produce a sharply tailored one in ten minutes, which is the only kind worth sending.

Strong letters follow a simple arc: a specific hook that proves you've engaged with the role, a short proof paragraph tying your real experience to their top priorities, a 'why this company' beat, and a confident close. Hand the model this structure rather than asking for 'a cover letter', and you skip the generic template it defaults to.

The differentiator on the opening line is information the model doesn't have. Feed it a detail — a line from the posting that resonated, the company's recent launch, a value they emphasise — and tell it to open there. That's what turns 'I am excited to apply' into a sentence only you could have written for only this company.

AI reliably gets you to about 80%; the final 20% is your voice, and it's the part that makes it feel written by a person. Read the draft aloud and cut anything you'd never say. If you have a couple of things you've written before, paste them and tell it to match your tone — showing your voice beats describing it. One honest caveat: if an application doesn't ask for a letter, your energy is often better spent tailoring the résumé.

1. 1Paste your résumé and the job description.
2. 2Ask for a letter under 250 words with a specific opening, a proof paragraph, and a confident close.
3. 3Feed it one real detail about the company for the opening line.
4. 4Read it aloud and cut anything you wouldn't actually say.

Cover-letter prompts