Your letters start with I am writing to apply
And end with I look forward to hearing from you, and nobody does.
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Write a cover letter a real person reads to the end.
A course on the letter most people copy from a template. It covers saying why this role and why you in a few specific paragraphs, and sounding like a person rather than an application.
Open Cadence on the App Store, type the sentence when it asks what you want to learn, and answer a few setup questions. Free to start. Android testers can request early access.
Type this when Cadence asks what you want to learn
I want to write cover letters that a real person reads to the end. Help me say why this role and why me in a few specific paragraphs, without the template phrases everyone uses.
Change any word so it fits your situation. The course is built from what you type and a few setup questions.
- Best for
- Career growth
- Prerequisites
- None. Bring the situation you have.
- Course length
- 7 to 30 lessons, sized to your goal
- Lesson pace
- About 10 minutes a day
- Format
- Read it, or play the audio
- Access
- Available on the App Store, with early features and Android testing access
Before the course is built
Setup asks about your situation first.
Lesson 1 opens on the moment you describe, and the examples use your role. For this request, expect questions like these.
- Are you writing for a specific application, or building a base you can adapt?
- Do your letters sound like everyone else's, or too much like you?
- How much do you actually know about the company and the role?
Right for now
If any of this sounds familiar, start here.
You repeat your resume in sentences
The letter adds nothing the reader did not have.
You do not know what to say
So you say what the template says.
Course arc
Where the course goes, in order.
Cadence writes the lessons for you, so the exact path follows your answers. This is the ground a course built from this sentence covers.
01 / 06What a cover letter does
Making the case the resume cannot, and when it is skipped.
Research that shows
Knowing enough about the role to say something specific.
The shape
Three or four paragraphs, each with a job.
Evidence, not adjectives
Replacing hard-working and passionate with things that happened.
Voice
Sounding like yourself while staying professional.
Yours
Writing a real letter during the course.
What changes
What you will be able to do, and what you will stop believing.
You will be able to
Say why this role
Show that you understand what they need and why it interests you.
Say why you
Connect two or three pieces of evidence to their need.
Sound like a person
Write plainly and specifically, without the phrases everyone uses.
Ideas this course corrects
Nobody reads cover letters
Some do not. The ones who do are often the ones deciding, and a good one stands out because so few exist.
Formal means better
Formal usually means generic. Clear and specific reads as more professional than stiff.
Course questions
What to know before you start.
Is this a fixed course?
No. Cadence builds the course when you type the sentence and answer a few setup questions, so the lessons follow your situation. This page describes what a course built from this request covers. You see the whole path before Lesson 1.
Who is this course for?
A course on the letter most people copy from a template. It covers saying why this role and why you in a few specific paragraphs, and sounding like a person rather than an application. It sits under Career growth in the Work & ambitions part of the library.
Do I need any prior experience?
No. Setup asks what you already know and where you want to use it, and the course starts from there. Bring a real situation if you have one; the examples are built around it.
How long does it take?
Courses run 7 to 30 lessons of about 10 minutes, sized to what you asked for. One lesson a day is the intended pace, and you can go faster. Lessons can be read or played as audio.
Does this course award a certificate or degree?
No. Cadence is for practical self-learning and does not award accredited degrees or professional certification.
Start today
Type it, answer a few questions, open Lesson 1.
The sentence to type
I want to write cover letters that a real person reads to the end. Help me say why this role and why me in a few specific paragraphs, without the template phrases everyone uses.
Open Cadence on the App Store, type the sentence when it asks what you want to learn, and answer a few setup questions. Free to start. Android testers can request early access.