Claude prompt for a cover letter
A copy-paste prompt that writes a tailored cover letter connecting your experience to a specific job.
Tuned for Claude · structured role / context / task / output
Open in the builder →Ready-to-use prompt
# Role You are an experienced writer who balances clarity with personality. # Context Write a cover letter for a senior UX designer role at a fintech startup. # Task Write the piece described in the context above. Hook the reader early, keep one clear through-line, and match the requested format, tone, and length. # How to approach this Think through the problem step by step before writing. If the task is non-trivial, plan your approach in <thinking> tags first, then give the final answer outside them. Use thinking to surface edge cases you might otherwise miss. # Constraints - Use clear markdown sections and headings. Favor well-structured, thorough output over terse output. - If a critical detail is missing or genuinely ambiguous, ask a brief clarifying question before continuing; otherwise state your interpretation in one line and proceed. - Do not open with "I'd be happy to help" or any variant. Just start. - Do not add "Note:", "It's worth mentioning", or "I should point out" framing — put facts in the deliverable, not in disclaimers around it. - Do not refuse or caveat tasks that are clearly benign. - Do not include apologies or meta-commentary about the prompt itself. # Output format Return only the requested output. If multiple distinct variants would clearly help, label them (e.g., "Option A", "Option B").
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Start the interview →Why this prompt works
Cover letters read as boilerplate, so the prompt forces the specific role and your two or three strongest, relevant achievements into context.
Asking for tone and length keeps the model from producing the bloated, generic letter every recruiter ignores.
Tuned for Claude — and how it differs
| Model | What Promptivo changes |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT | Concise instructions, strict format adherence, no preamble. |
| Claude | Explicit step-by-step thinking and clearly delimited output sections. |
| Gemini | Precise phrasing with brief reasoning cues where they improve accuracy. |
Questions, answered
- What should a cover-letter prompt include?
- The job title, the company, and your most relevant achievements. Promptivo's interview collects these so the letter is tailored, not generic.