Write a cover letter that sounds like a person

Draft a concise, specific cover letter from your background and the job posting, without clichés or generic openers.

Change note: Initial version

Prompt

Write a cover letter for me. It should read like a thoughtful person wrote it, not a template.

Role: {{job_title}} at {{company}}
Job posting or key requirements:
{{job_description}}

About me and my relevant experience:
{{background}}

One thing I genuinely like about this company or role: {{why_company}}

Tone: {{tone}}
Length: {{length}} words, three or four short paragraphs.

Requirements:
- Open with a specific hook tied to the company or role, not "I am writing to apply".
- Use two concrete examples from my background that answer the posting's top needs. Keep every fact I gave; invent nothing, including numbers.
- Explain briefly why this move makes sense for me now, especially if my background differs from the role.
- End with a plain, confident closing line and no begging.
- Avoid: "passionate", "team player", "hard worker", "excited to leverage", "proven track record".

Output the letter, then a short list of 3 things I should double-check or personalize before sending.

Variables

• {{job_title}}Job titletextrequired
• {{company}}Companytextrequired
• {{job_description}}Posting or requirementslongrequired

  Paste the key parts of the posting

• {{background}}Your backgroundlongrequired

  Roles, wins, skills. Rough notes are fine

• {{why_company}}Why this companytext

  Default: their focus on accessible design

  Be specific and honest

• {{tone}}Toneselect

  Options: warm and professional, formal, conversational, direct and concise

  Default: warm and professional

• {{length}}Lengthselect

  Options: 200, 250, 350

  Default: 250

Example output

Dear Ms. Alvarez,

When your team rebuilt the checkout flow to work with screen readers, it showed that accessibility at Brightpath is a product decision, not a compliance task. That is the kind of design work I want to spend my days on.

For the past four years at Northwind I have led design for a billing product used by about 30,000 small businesses. Last year I ran the redesign of our invoice flow, which meant interviewing 18 customers, prototyping three directions and shipping the one that cut support tickets about invoices by a third.

I am moving from a B2B back-office tool to a consumer product because I want my work to reach people while they are making everyday decisions. Your posting stresses research-led design and close work with engineers, which is how I already work.

I would welcome a conversation about how I could contribute to the Payments team.

Sincerely,
Jordan Lee

Double-check before sending
1. Confirm the checkout detail is still accurate on their site.
2. Verify the support-ticket figure with your records.
3. Replace the greeting if you can find the hiring manager's name.

Notes

Banning stock phrases and requiring a specific hook forces the model to use your real material. The checklist at the end catches the facts most likely to be wrong.