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Tips for Humanizing AI Written Cover Letters that Stand Out

Today's competitive job market requires each and every job seeker to create a cover letter that is both unique and tailored for every opportunity. With the advent of AI-powered writing tools, many of us are now using technology to make the cover letter writing process faster and easier.

AI can quickly produce a grammatically perfect (and even well-structured) cover letter. But there is a catch. While it is efficient, AI lacks the human touch that recruiters are looking for and can easily overtake you if you aren't careful.

In this guide, we'll give you some practical steps to use AI to your advantage. Here are 4 steps to create an AI-assisted cover letter that stands out:

Use AI Strategically, Not Lazily

Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and other assistants powered by AI can save you countless hours when it comes to drafting cover letters. Yet, understanding how to utilize AI in your support becomes crucial.

You want AI to aid you in your quest, but not at the cost of losing your unique, individualized voice. The secret sauce, then, is creating detailed prompts for the AI. You want it to almost act like a collaborator, with you, not against you.

Giving precise input guides the AI to create a draft with better alignment to your goals and unique writing style from the outset. Even so, a draft, when well-structured, isn't a stand-in for you because it doesn't contain your particular brand of humanity. That’s why you need to inject your personal voice and story.

Inject Your Personal Voice and Story

One of the biggest blunders that job seekers make while using AI is believing that the first draft is ready to be sent off. AI usually spits out text that sounds clean and easy to read, but can come off as flat, too formal, or just plain lifeless.

To breathe some actual life into your letter, you need to add what AI simply cannot: your one-of-a-kind experiences, your real motivations, and your actual enthusiasm for the job in question.

Think about adding a personal story, such as the way a mentor influenced your career, or a particular project that made you passionate about your field. These specifics immediately distinguish your cover letter from the ones that are just like all the others and offer the recruiters a look at your individuality.

Fine-Tune the Tone and Language

Content that is generated by AI often suffers from a mismatch in tone. It may sound too stuffy, too casual, or even like a bad rehash of something. It also may not have a good, flowing rhythm or cadence.

So if you read it and almost feel like a robot is doing the reading for you, then you have content that is clearly working too hard to just be "a piece of writing."

Humanize your writing first by making it sound less formal and more friendly and approachable. Use active voice, not passive. Be direct but not overly stuffy. And stop relying on buzzwords like "value add" or "synergy. " If you can think of one or several better words to use, do that. This is where an AI humanizer like ChatBrainy can be useful. It can transform your AI content into an effective human-sounding product.

Tailor Every Letter

Even if you’re utilizing AI to make your work easier, never send identical letters to different companies. Use the time you save to tailor each letter to its intended target.

Weave in information about this company's mission, its recent projects, and its core values. Make it plain that you have done your research and have more than a passing acquaintance with this place's culture and recent endeavors.

Final Check: Does It Sound Like You?

Prior to sending, consider: Does this letter sound like something I would genuinely say? Would it reflect my true personality, my enthusiasm, and my professional demeanor? If you answered in the affirmative, then you have humanized a cover letter that was assisted by AI. And that, indeed, is what will make your letter differentiate itself.