AI cover letter guide

How to write a cover letter for a job with AI

Create a cover letter from your resume and a real job description, choose its style and language, verify every claim, edit the full letter and export it.

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Quick answer

Create a cover letter from your resume and a real job description, choose its style and language, verify every claim, edit the full letter and export it.

To write a cover letter for a job with AI, start with your accurate resume and the complete job description. The draft should connect supported experience to the employer's requirements. It should never create a new employer, skill or achievement.

1. Add your resume and the complete job posting

Open your resume and select Tailor to a job. Add the full posting and review the role, company and factual requirements before starting. Automatic tailoring creates a matching resume and cover letter from the same source facts. A cover letter without a specific posting cannot explain why you fit that specific job.

Optional job comparison for the same Operations Manager posting
The free comparison remains available for a deeper diagnostic, but it is not required before automatic tailoring.

Correct the resume or posting first if the analysis used the wrong information. The cover letter will use the same source experience and job target.

2. Create the matching application

Start automatic tailoring after checking the job target. The same run creates the tailored resume and matching cover letter, so the two documents use the same supported experience and job context. The document language and posting guide the first draft; you make the final tone decision during review.

Cover letter language and tone context for the Lumen Foods job posting
Language and tone remain review decisions even when the application is created automatically.

3. Verify every claim and edit the full cover letter

Read the visible preview first. Check the company, role and opening argument. After the full letter is unlocked, edit the text directly and let the autosave finish before exporting.

Verify these details against the source resume:

  • employer names, dates and job titles;
  • tools, qualifications and languages;
  • numbers, results and the scope of each achievement;
  • the reason each example supports this role.
Editable AI cover letter for Lumen Foods with source evidence and saved status
Rewrite generic sentences in your own voice and keep every example traceable to the resume.

4. Download the cover letter when it is ready

The preview lets you check the target and the first grounded argument. Paid access unlocks the full cover letter, editing and its PDF or Word file, plus the matching tailored resume files. Choose the one-time 3-day pass for a quick sprint or a subscription for an active search. The pass ends automatically; a subscription can be cancelled in 3 clicks from Billing.

Frequently asked questions

What do I need to create a tailored cover letter?

Use a resume with accurate experience and the complete posting for one specific role. The role, company and requirements give the letter its target.

Will the AI invent experience for the cover letter?

It should use only facts supported by your resume. Review every employer, date, tool, number and achievement before sending the letter.

Can I choose the cover letter language and style?

Automatic tailoring follows the posting and document language. Review and edit the generated letter so its tone matches the employer and your own voice.

What is free and what requires paid access?

You can add the resume and job posting and request the preview without a card. The full cover letter, editable document and tailored PDF or Word files require either the one-time 3-day pass or an active subscription.

Analyze and tailor

Write a cover letter for a real job

Open automatic tailoring, add your resume and paste the complete job posting to create the matching resume and cover letter together.

How to write a cover letter for a job with AI