A number of ChatGPT users have taken to social media recently to share their experience using the program to write cover letters. One of the more controversial aspects of job applications, cover letters are typically one of the most dreaded parts of the process. Users across Twitter and TikTok are sharing how they just entered the full job description into ChatGPT and asked it to write a cover letter, and they are usually pretty impressed with the results.
Not everyone agrees though, and this wouldn’t be a discussion about AI if it didn’t include controversy. Alison Green, creator of Ask a Manager, advises against using ChatGPT to write cover letters because the tool can’t re-create the personal aspects of the letter that are so important, especially depending on the job type. “If you submit a sample of your writing for a writing-heavy job and you didn't write it — I mean, you're just setting yourself up for disaster,” she said.
Even ChatGPT itself agrees, telling Business Insider when it was asked if it is good at writing cover letters: “As a language model, I can assist you in writing a cover letter by providing suggestions and guidance on content, language and tone, but I cannot claim to have personal experiences or emotions to include in a cover letter. The quality of the cover letter ultimately depends on the information you provide and how well it is tailored to the specific job and company you are applying for.”
