Cover Letter Builder
Fill in the job and your own two key paragraphs, and get a clear, well-structured cover letter to download as Word or text.
Your letter stays on your device: nothing is uploaded or saved. Download it before you leave.
Your letter
A cover letter that’s clearly yours
Most cover letters follow the same shape: who you are and which job you want, why this company, what you bring, and a polite close. Getting that shape right takes time that’s better spent on the part that matters, the examples that show you can do the job. This tool fills in the frame and leaves the two important paragraphs to you, so the letter is well organized and still sounds like you.
How to build your letter
- Fill in your name, the job title and the company. A hiring manager’s name and where you saw the job are optional.
- Write a sentence or two on why this company and role.
- Write what you offer: two or three things you’ve done that match the job, each with a result if you can.
- Read the letter as it updates, then download it as a Word file or as text, or copy it into an email.
Writing the two paragraphs
- Why them: mention something specific, such as a product you use, a project of theirs, or the customers they serve. “I admire your company” could go to anyone.
- What you offer: match the job ad’s main needs. For each, say what you did and what came of it: “I rebuilt our weekly report, which cut the time it took from a day to an hour.”
- Keep it true: only claim what you could talk about in an interview.
Formatting the final letter
The Word file uses a plain, standard layout that any employer can open. If you’re attaching it to an application, save it from Word as a PDF so it looks the same on every screen, and name the file clearly, such as “Jordan-Lee-cover-letter-Harbor.pdf”. If you’re pasting it into an email or an online form instead, copy the text: the greeting, paragraphs and sign-off keep their spacing.
Before you send it
- Replace every [bracketed prompt]: they mark anything still missing.
- Read it aloud once; awkward sentences are easier to hear than to see.
- Match the job ad’s words where they’re true for you. The Resume Keyword Matcher shows which words an ad leans on.
- Other letters, such as a thank-you after an interview or a resignation, are in Letter Templates.