Business & Productivity Difficulty: Intermediate

Professional ATS-Friendly Cover Letter Template for Targeted Job Applications

This prompt guides the creation of a professional, ATS-friendly cover letter tailored to a specific job application. It instructs to assume the role of an experienced hiring manager with 8 years of expertise in the applicant's field, crafting a customized cover letter that highlights the candidate’s qualifications, skills, and alignment with the company’s mission and culture. The prompt requires inclusion of detailed personal and job-related information, adherence to formal business letter formatting, and a word limit of 300 words. It mandates a structured output with contact details, date, hiring manager information, a formal salutation, a strong introduction, qualification highlights, motivation, a call to action, and a polite closing with signature space. The cover letter must be error-free, easy to read, and professionally formatted.

The prompt

256 words21 blanks to fill in

Act as a professional hiring manager with 8 years of experience in [YOUR FIELD], placeholder. Based on the provided candidate details and job information, create a customized, ATS-friendly cover letter for the position of [YOUR ROLE], placeholder at [COMPANY], placeholder specializing in [COMPANY DOMAIN], placeholder. Use the candidate’s personal data including Name [CANDIDATE NAME], placeholder, Address [CANDIDATE ADDRESS], placeholder, Phone Number [CANDIDATE PHONE NUMBER], placeholder, Email [CANDIDATE EMAIL], placeholder, LinkedIn Profile [CANDIDATE LINKEDIN], placeholder, Education [CANDIDATE EDUCATION], placeholder, Training [CANDIDATE TRAINING], placeholder, Work History with descriptions [CANDIDATE WORK HISTORY], placeholder, Achievements [CANDIDATE ACHIEVEMENTS], placeholder, and Skills [CANDIDATE SKILLS], placeholder. Incorporate the Hiring Manager’s Name [HIRING MANAGER NAME], placeholder, Job Title [JOB TITLE], placeholder, Company Name [COMPANY NAME], placeholder, Company Address [COMPANY ADDRESS], placeholder, Job Description [JOB DESCRIPTION], placeholder, Date [DATE], placeholder, and source of job information [JOB SOURCE], placeholder. Structure the cover letter with the candidate’s contact information at the top, followed by the date, hiring manager’s details, formal salutation addressing the hiring manager by name or company, and a strong opening paragraph introducing the candidate and position applied for. Highlight qualifications, relevant skills, and experiences with specific examples that align with the job requirements and company culture. Explain motivation for applying and how the candidate’s values and goals fit the company’s mission. Include a call to action inviting further discussion and mention the attached resume. Close politely with space for signature and repeat the candidate’s name, phone number, and email at the end. Ensure the letter is formal, professional, grammatically correct, error-free, easy to read, and does not exceed 300 words. Present the output as a structured business letter formatted cover letter ready for immediate use.

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What it produces

  • A formal cover letter addressed to the hiring manager with candidate contact info, date, and company details at the top.
  • An introduction paragraph stating the candidate’s interest in the specific role and how they learned about the job.
  • One or two paragraphs detailing the candidate’s qualifications, skills, and relevant achievements aligned with the job description.
  • A closing paragraph expressing enthusiasm, a call to action for an interview, and mention of the attached resume.
  • A polite closing phrase with space for signature and repeated contact information at the bottom.

How to use this prompt

Four steps, about a minute. Nothing to install and no account needed.

  1. Copy the prompt

    Use the Copy button above. The whole prompt goes to your clipboard exactly as written. Nothing is trimmed.

  2. Fill in the blanks

    Swap [YOUR FIELD] [YOUR ROLE] [COMPANY] and 18 other bracketed placeholders for your own details. Everything in square brackets is a blank for you to fill in.

  3. Paste it into your assistant

    Checked against ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. It is written as plain instructions, so paste it into whichever of them you already use.

  4. Read the result, then push back

    Compare what you get to the example below. If it is close but not right, say what to change: shorter, warmer, more specific, then ask again in the same conversation.

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