How to use the Cover Letter Generator
- Paste your resume (or upload it) and the job description. Add the company, hiring manager and anything else you know — all optional.
- Choose an approach: professional, achievement-focused, career change, entry-level, technical, concise or formal. Pick a length and the country you're applying in.
- Write the letter, then edit any paragraph. ↻ rewrites a single paragraph from your evidence; Shorten and Expand adjust the length without touching the rest.
- Fix anything the quality check flags, then copy it or download it as text, Word or PDF.
What does this tool do?
A strong cover letter connects what the employer asked for with evidence that you've done it. This generator reads the job description's requirements, finds the resume lines that best support each one, and writes the letter around that evidence. A table shows which requirement each piece of evidence answers, so you can see why the letter is specific.
It never invents employers, achievements, numbers, qualifications or reasons for wanting the job. If you don't say why you want this role, the letter stays factual and asks you for one honest sentence instead of making up enthusiasm.
The approaches change the structure, not just the adjectives: an achievement-led letter opens with your strongest measurable result; a career-change letter explains the move and maps transferable work; an entry-level letter leads with education and projects; a technical letter leads with your stack and the projects that prove it.
A quality check runs on your current text, including your edits: numbers that can't be traced to your resume, stock phrases (“I am writing to express my interest…”), placeholders, repetition, length and sentences that simply repeat your resume.
The analysis is rule-based and runs in your browser: it follows published, explainable checks rather than an AI model, so the same input always gives the same result and every finding says why.
Why use it?
- Built from your real evidence — every number is traceable.
- Seven genuinely different approaches.
- Edit or regenerate one paragraph at a time.
- Quality audit for filler, repetition and unsupported claims.
- Country conventions (e.g. UK “Yours faithfully/sincerely”) applied for you.
- Copy, Word (.docx), PDF or plain text.
Accuracy and limits
- The letter is assembled from your resume and inputs with rule-based language, not written by an AI model. It reads naturally but benefits from a final edit in your own voice.
- Country notes are general guidance; individual employers' expectations differ.
Privacy
Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to our servers or stored by us. There's no account to create and nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
Does it make up achievements or company research?
No. Every claim comes from your resume or the details you type. If something useful is missing — a result, or why you want the job — it asks you rather than inventing it.
How long should a cover letter be?
Usually 250–400 words — under a page. Choose Short for quick applications or online forms; the quality check tells you if it's running long.
Should I address it to a named person?
Yes, if you can find the hiring manager's name in the advert or on LinkedIn. Otherwise “Dear Hiring Manager” is fine. For UK letters we use “Yours sincerely” with a name and “Yours faithfully” without.
Can I change the tone without losing the facts?
Yes. Switch the approach and rebuild — your details are kept. To keep your own edits, use ↻ on individual paragraphs instead.
Is my letter saved?
Only in this browser on this device, so you can come back to it. Nothing is uploaded. “Clear everything” removes it.
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