Cover Letter Builder

Answer the prompts and produce a cover letter for either federal or private industry applications. The letter content will come to you in an email for editing.

Fill in the prompts and submit. A complete formal letter arrives in your email, with your contact block, the recipient, your experience, and your closing. Use the fields to sell your qualifications and expertise. Write a highlight or short accomplishment that is not a direct repeat of the resume.

How it works

Step 1Fill out the form below
Step 2Check your emailSee sample
Step 3Copy, paste, and formatSee sample

Cover Letter Form

Your letter draft arrives by email within minutes.

Write your content for the letter; follow the prompts; use the personal pronoun "I"; be interesting and write something that is not a repeat of the resume.

Your details

Title

Name

Street address

Address line 2

City

State

ZIP code

Home phone number

Mobile phone number

Work phone number

Email address

Recipient's details

Title

Name

Agency or organization name

Street address

Address line 2

City

State

ZIP code

Paragraph 1

Dear

Please find enclosed my

for the position of

Paragraph 2

My relevant experience for the position includes:

1.

2.

3.

Paragraph 3

I believe that I would be an asset to your organization because:

1.

2.

3.

Signature

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your response.
Sincerely, and your name, close the letter.

Date

Enclosures (one per line)

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Your cover letter will arrive in your email within a few minutes, ready to copy, paste, and format.

Sent. Your cover letter is on its way to your inbox. Reply to that email any time to book a review with a certified writer.

Tailor the letter to the announcement before you send it. Name the agency, the position title, and the announcement number, and lead with the experience that matches the qualifications the announcement asks for.

What to put in each prompt

The letter assembles as you type. Your cover letter will come to your email within a minute, ready for you to edit and format.

01

Your contact block

Name, address, phone, and email, the way they appear on your resume. Keep the two documents identical.

02

The recipient and the announcement

Address a person where you have a name. Name the position and the announcement number you are applying to.

03

One accomplishment that fits the job

Feature a single relevant story rather than a summary of your career. This is the paragraph that earns the interview.

04

Your closing and enclosures

Say what you are enclosing, and say plainly that you would welcome an interview.

Write the story first

Build the accomplishment before you write the letter

The strongest cover letter features one accomplishment in the Challenge, Context, Action, Result format. Write it in the free CCAR builder, then bring it here.

Try the CCAR builder