The data says 𝐍𝐨.

📊 𝟖𝟑% of hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals consider cover letters when making hiring decisions.

𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀...

📄 𝟕𝟕% say they'll give preference to candidates who submit one - even when it's optional.

𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥? 🤷🏽

Because they're just a resume in paragraph form. Your cover letter shouldn't repeat what you've already written 💯

It should answer ☝🏽 question:

"𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲?"

Here's the AI prompt we've been recommending:

"𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺'𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴."

Within seconds, you'll have a solid first draft.

But here's the important part... 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

The candidates who stand out don't submit an AI-generated cover letter. They personalize it.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:

🏀 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐚 𝟕𝟔𝐞𝐫𝐬?

Mention playing high school or college basketball at a high level along with any other anecdotes that prove your lifelong passion for the team.

🌎 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?

Share a memorable travel experience that shaped your perspective.

🎵 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲?

Talk about how music has influenced your life or career.

Those personal details create something AI can't: 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲

At the end of the day, companies don't just hire resumes. They hire people.

AI should help you create a stronger first draft - not replace your voice.