Cover letter generator

If you made your resume with our resume builder, the cover letter picks up your name, job title, contact details, template and accent color automatically. The header is drawn by the same code as the resume header, so the two documents look like a set when a recruiter opens them side by side. Changed something in your resume later? Press Refresh from resume.

A strong cover letter has three short paragraphs:

1. Opening: the position, where you found it, and one sentence on why you fit.
2. Why you: two or three concrete results, ideally with numbers, and why this company.
3. Closing: thanks, an invitation to talk, and how to reach you.

The generator drafts each paragraph from your answers in one of three tones: Professional, Enthusiastic, or Career change, which focuses on skills that carry over from a different field. The suggestions appear in grey in the paragraph boxes; type over any of them to use your own words, or clear a box to go back to the suggestion.

Start each result with a verb and finish with an outcome: "cut claim processing time from 5 days to 2" says more than "responsible for claims". Pick results that match the job post, and use the same words the posting uses where they're true for you. Keep the whole letter to one page, about 250 to 400 words.

Address a real person when you can. A name from the job post or LinkedIn beats "Dear Hiring Manager", which in turn beats "To whom it may concern".

Send the PDF unless the job post asks for Word: it looks the same on every device. The Word file is handy when you want to tailor the letter further in Word, Google Docs or Pages. Both are free, without a watermark, and choose US Letter or A4 to match your resume.

Your letter and resume drafts are saved only in this browser, and the files are created on your device. Nothing you type is uploaded, and you don't need an account. Unlike many resume sites, we don't let you write for half an hour and then ask for a subscription when you try to download.