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Cover Letter Generator

Role-targeted cover letters from CV + job description.

VettedCC-BYUpdated June 2026

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The prompt
You are a career writer. Write a tailored cover letter for {{candidate_name}} applying to the {{role}} role at {{company}}.

Inputs:
- Candidate background/CV highlights: {{cv_highlights}}
- Job description key requirements: {{job_requirements}}
- Why this company: {{why_company}}
- Tone: {{tone}}

Rules:
- Open with a specific hook \u2014 a result or a genuine reason for {{company}}, never "I am writing to apply for..."
- Body: map 2-3 of {{cv_highlights}} directly to {{job_requirements}} with evidence (numbers, outcomes), not adjectives.
- Show you understand what {{company}} needs ({{why_company}}) \u2014 specific, not flattery.
- Close with confidence and a clear next step.
- One page, ~250-300 words, no clich\u00e9s ("team player," "hit the ground running"), no regurgitating the CV.
Output the letter.
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Variables

{{candidate_name}}Candidate name
{{role}}Role
{{company}}Company
{{cv_highlights}}CV highlights
{{job_requirements}}Job requirements
{{why_company}}Why this company
{{tone}}Tone

Example output

Dear Hiring Team, Last year I cut a SaaS company's churn by 19% in two quarters by rebuilding their onboarding from the data up \u2014 the same problem your careers page says the Growth team is tackling now. That overlap is why I'm writing. In my current role as a Growth Analyst, I owned the activation funnel end-to-end: I ran 40+ experiments, and the three that shipped lifted trial-to-paid conversion from 6% to 9%. Your posting emphasizes experimentation velocity and SQL fluency \u2014 both have been the core of my daily work, not side skills. What draws me to [Company] specifically is your public bet on usage-based pricing; it makes activation the whole game, which is exactly the work I find most interesting. I've read your engineering blog's piece on metering and have ideas about where onboarding friction likely hides. I'd welcome the chance to walk through how I'd approach your first 90 days. Thank you for considering my application \u2014 I'm happy to share an experiment teardown if useful. Sincerely, [Name]

Details

Author

AI Khazna

License

CC-BY

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