In the pack: ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini Prompts for Resumes, Cover Letters & Job Search
Short Email to Send With Your CV or Resume
Prompt
Role and where it was advertised: {{ROLE_AND_SOURCE}}
Recipient name and title, if known: {{RECIPIENT}}
My top 2-3 reasons I fit, taken from my resume: {{KEY_FITS}}
Attachments I'm including: {{ATTACHMENTS}}
Write:
1. A subject line that includes the job title (and reference number if the ad gives one) and my name.
2. An email body of 90-130 words: what I'm applying for, two specific reasons I fit, what's attached, and availability for a conversation.
3. A professional signature block with the details I should include (name, phone, email, LinkedIn URL, location if relevant) and what to leave out.
Rules:
- Don't repeat the cover letter if I'm attaching one; this email is the handshake, not the pitch.
- No "To whom it may concern" if a name is given, and no "Dear Sir/Madam" in any case; use a neutral greeting if no name is known.
- Use only the facts I provide.
Then give a checklist of 5 things to check before sending (file names, file format requested in the ad, spelling of the recipient's name, the right job title, a working link).
Customize this prompt
Fill in the variables below to personalize this prompt:
Model Settings
Recommended Models
Temperature
Max Tokens
Additional Notes
About this prompt
“Short Email to Send With Your CV or Resume” is a free prompt for ChatGPT in the Writing & Creative category, 205 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.
It has 4 placeholders to fill in first:
{{ROLE_AND_SOURCE}}, {{RECIPIENT}}, {{KEY_FITS}}, {{ATTACHMENTS}}.
Use the “Customize this prompt” fields to personalise it before you copy.
Recommended models: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini.
0 upvotes, sent to an AI tool 0 times, viewed 12 times.
Browse all Writing & Creative prompts, the AI prompt database or use the AI prompt finder to search every prompt.