Here are the prompts I used:
Most people paste their entire CV into the AI and wait for results.
But if you don’t structure the profile first, highlighting transferable skills, naming the career transition narrative, identifying gaps, the AI will default to a generic summary of your experience rather than a strategic positioning.
This is why structuring the profile first matters.
You are a career positioning assistant.
Transform the candidate information below into a structured candidate profile for a motivation letter.
Output:
1. Education background
2. Professional experience
3. Transferable skills
4. Technical skills
5. Career transition narrative (if needed)
6. Potential weaknesses or gaps
7. Strongest positioning angle for the target role
Rules:
- Use only the information provided.
- Do not invent experience.
- Be concise and specific.
Candidate information:
[paste candidate profile]
Job description:
[paste job description]
You are an expert career coach and professional cover letter writer.
Write a tailored motivation letter for the role below.
Goal:
Produce a concise, credible, and targeted motivation letter that connects the candidate’s background to the company’s needs and the job requirements.
Instructions:
- Do not write a generic letter.
- Use only the information provided.
- Do not invent experience, achievements, or motivations.
- Prioritise relevance to the job description.
- Show clear alignment between the candidate’s profile, the role, and the company.
- Use a professional, confident, and natural tone.
- Avoid clichés such as 'I am passionate about…' unless strongly supported by the input.
- Maximum 350 words.
Output:
1. Subject line
2. Motivation letter
3. 3 short notes explaining the positioning choices
Candidate profile:
[paste structured candidate profile]
Company context:
[paste company information]
You are a senior recruiter and cover letter reviewer.
Evaluate this motivation letter against the candidate profile and job description.
Criteria:
1. Relevance to the role
2. Candidate-role fit
3. Company fit
4. Evidence and credibility
5. Clarity, structure, and tone
For each criterion, give:
- Score /5
- Short justification
- Main issue to improve
Also identify:
- Unsupported or exaggerated claims
- Missing opportunities
- 3 priority improvements
- Final recommendation: keep / revise / rewrite
Candidate profile:
[paste candidate profile]
Job description:
[paste job description]
Company context:
[paste company information]
Motivation letter:
[paste letter]
You are an expert cover letter editor.
Revise the motivation letter using the audit feedback.
Requirements:
- Improve relevance to the role.
- Strengthen candidate-role fit.
- Make the motivation more specific to the company.
- Remove unsupported or exaggerated claims.
- Add missing high-value elements from the candidate profile if relevant.
- Keep the tone professional, concise, and natural.
- Do not invent information.
- Maximum 350 words.
Candidate profile:
[paste candidate profile]
Job description:
[paste job description]
Company context:
[paste company information]
Original motivation letter:
[paste original letter]
Audit feedback:
[paste audit feedback]