Quick check
Guess first, no penalty. Your AI-drafted letter says you "led a team of five testers". You were one of five testers and never led anyone. What do you do?
A cover letter is the letter that comes with your application, and your CV is the document that lists your jobs, education and skills. Compare each sentence of the draft with your notes and your CV. Fix the company name, check names, spelling and dates, cut anything that didn't happen, and read it out loud once. Then save it as a one-page PDF.
A software tester applying to a payments company gave the AI these notes: "tested the payment app for our bank client", "ran test cases for each release", "explained defects in calls with the client's team", "German A2 certificate". The draft:
In my three years as a software tester in Pune, I tested the payment
app for a bank client, which matches your requirement for experience
with financial systems. I wrote and ran test cases for each release
and explained defects in calls with the client's team, so I am used
to talking about problems with people outside testing. I have also
started learning German and hold an A2 certificate.What to check before it goes anywhere:
- "three years": the notes don't say how long. Check it against the months on your CV, because 2021 to 2024 can mean just over two years or nearly four.
- "wrote and ran test cases": the notes only say ran. If you didn't write them, cut "wrote".
- "A2 certificate": matches the notes. If the draft had said B1, that would be the first fix.
Fill the gaps
Fill the gaps the way the notes support.
Checked lines
I test cases for each release. I hold a German certificate.
Try it
Your steps, about 1 minutes
- 1.In your draft, underline every number, every action word like "led" or "wrote", and every language level. Check each one against your notes, and fill every [confirm].1 min