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Speculative Application to a Company With No Advertised Role
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Company and what I know about it (paste material from their site or news): {{COMPANY_INFO}}
The kind of role or work I'm proposing: {{PROPOSED_ROLE}}
My most relevant experience and results: {{RELEVANT_EXPERIENCE}}
Who I'm sending it to (name and title if known): {{RECIPIENT}}
Write:
1. A subject line under 10 words that names a specific area I could help with.
2. An email of 150-200 words: one sentence showing I've looked at their business (from my material only), one or two sentences on a problem or opportunity I could help with (framed as a guess, not a criticism), two achievements that show I can, and a small ask, such as a 15-minute call or being kept in mind.
3. A shorter LinkedIn message version under 300 characters.
4. One polite follow-up for 7-10 days later, under 60 words.
Rules: don't claim to know their internal challenges; say "I noticed" or "I imagine" for anything inferred. No attachments mentioned unless I say I'm attaching a CV.
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“Speculative Application to a Company With No Advertised Role” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 190 words long, added to The Prompt Index on October 28, 2026 by The Prompt Index. Copy it with the button above, paste it into ChatGPT or any other AI chat assistant, and send it.
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{{COMPANY_INFO}}, {{PROPOSED_ROLE}}, {{RELEVANT_EXPERIENCE}}, {{RECIPIENT}}.
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Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
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