timoshishi / write-my-cover-letter

CLI program written in Node.js to customize cover letters to the company and industry that you are applying to.

Write My Cover Letter

https://github.com/timoshishi/write-my-cover-letter

This is a script to aid writing personalized cover letters in .docx or .pdf format to your disk.

Notes:

PDF format is currently only supported if libreoffice is installed locally.

You many need to make your terminal a little wider than usual to get the full experience.

Installation

Run it once

npx write-my-cover-letter

Install globally

npm install -g write-my-cover-letter

• Run by typing coverletter in your terminal
• Writes to your present working directory

Alternate Installation

Clone project from github

1. git clone https://github.com/timoshishi/write-my-cover-letter.git

2. cd write-my-cover-letter

3. yarn install

There are several scripts that can be run from the project root directory but you are likely just served by running yarn run build. This is a development build made with rollup and will start the script in your terminal immediately.

Usage

1. coverletter in your terminal will take you to a series of prompts.

2. You can go with the defaults or enter your own values. Running with the defaults the first time may give you a feel for the tone of the amazing cover letter you will be building.

• If you want to go back to using the defaults you will need to reinstall the package.

Structure of the Cover Letter

• Intro

• A few sentences encapsulating your interest and some knowledge of the company wrapped up with a sentence about the position you are applying for with relevant skills listed.

• A paragraph describing a recent project you have worked on. This has options for Full Stack, Front End and Back End. These paragraphs are selected in the prompt process.

• A paragraph speaking as to why you are an amazing person to work with and the values you hold dear.

• Closing that includes your name, your sites and contact information.

Running Tests

• npm run test

Frequently Asked Questions that haven't been asked

Q: Why is this a thing?

A: I was tired of writing cover letters and wanted to make a fun little script to automate the process.

Q: Do you use this?

A: Definitely not. If I am interested in a company I will write a cover letter by hand.

Q: Is this going to help me get a job?

A: This is highly dependent on your skills and experience. This is a tool to help you write a cover letter that is personalized to the company you are applying to. It is not a magic bullet.

Q: How can I personalize Write my Cover Letter for myself?

A: You can fork the project and make changes to the text in the src/constants/index.ts files.

Good luck!