One of the most challenging tasks for a job seeker is writing a convincing cover letter that will impress an employer. It can be time-consuming and mentally demanding. 

With the help of ChatGPT, you can create a convincing cover letter that addresses the key points in a job post and effectively highlights your skills and strengths.

This tutorial will guide you on how to use the job description to generate a cover letter that aligns your skills and experiences with the job’s requirements.

You will also learn how to fine-tune the ChatGPT cover letter and personalize it for maximum effectiveness.

Key Objectives:

• How to feed the job description and your resume in ChatGPT
• Generate a comprehensive cover letter draft using ChatGPT
• Personalize and refine the cover letter to ensure it meets the key requirements in the job description

Feeding the job description and your resume in ChatGPT

This is the easy part. Find the job you want to apply for and copy the job description and any other text that helps ChatGPT craft a convincing cover letter.

Copy and paste the job description and your resume into the ChatGPT input box. Do not worry about copying all the information at once. ChatGPT will ask you for specific information before generating a response.

Prompt:

Please write a convincing cover letter for the job description mentioned here using the resume that I also provided. Find the key skills and experiences that match the job description and create a cover letter that showcases my skills and experiences in simple American English.

Creating the cover letter

The prompt will create an initial cover letter draft. Read the draft and make any changes by prompting ChatGPT to refine it.

Refining the first draft

Of course, the initial draft is long and tedious. Employers never read text that is more than 100 words long. Ask ChatGPT to summarize the cover letter by distilling key points.

You can also tell it to come to the point without any pleasantries or salutations.

Use the following prompt to customize your cover letter:

Prompt example:

Please make this cover letter shorter and skip the pleasantries. Start by repeating the main focus of the job description and highlighting my skills and experiences that match the requirements in the job description.

Improving your cover letter

Formatting and structure

You can always ask ChatGPT for additional information to help you improve the cover letter.

For example, you can ask it to format and structure it to make it look more professional.

Use the following prompt for format and structure:

Prompt example:

Can you help me format and structure the cover letter to make it look professional and well-organized?

Asking ChatGPT for feedback

This is an important step. Always ask ChatGPT for feedback on the cover letter it generated.

Prompt example:

Are any key elements missing in the cover letter you wrote that don’t address the key job requirements in the job description?

That’s is quite an improvement compared to the initial draft!

Final review and adjustments

Before sending the cover letter to the prospective employer, conduct a thorough review to ensure that the cover letter is according to your expectations.

Reread it and make sure that everything is factually correct and sound.

Do not hesitate to ask ChatGPT for further refinements or feedback. Instead of adding information yourself, tell it to write it for you.

After all, the tool is at your command; you can use it for whatever you want!

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