---
name: Human Cover Letter
category: career
works_with: [claude, chatgpt, gemini]
difficulty: plug-and-play
version: 1.0
source: adapted (user-submitted collection, rewritten)
tested: no
---

# Human Cover Letter

## What it does
Writes a 3-paragraph cover letter that sounds like a person who actually read the job posting — because short and specific beats long and generic every time.

## When to use it
- Any application that accepts a cover letter (most people skip it — free edge)
- Roles where fit and motivation matter as much as skills
- You keep rewriting the same opening line and hating it

## The skill
```
My tailored resume: [PASTE]
The job description: [PASTE]
The real reason this role/company interests me: [ONE HONEST SENTENCE
— even "it's close to home and stable" works; we'll shape it]

Write a cover letter, maximum 3 short paragraphs:
1. OPEN with a specific reason I want THIS role — built from my real
   reason, made presentable but still true. Banned: "I am writing to
   express my interest", "I was excited to see".
2. CONNECT 1-2 of my actual achievements to what this job needs.
   Specific numbers over adjectives.
3. CLOSE confident and simple. Banned: "I would welcome the
   opportunity", anything that sounds like begging.

Write like a person talks. If any sentence could appear in anyone
else's letter, replace it.
```

## Example output
[TO FILL AFTER TESTING]

## Tweaks
- Give your honest reason even if unflattering — shaped truth reads better than polished fiction
- For email applications: this IS the email body, no attachment needed