Do employers check cover letters for AI?

No, there is no reliable way for employers to check if a candidate has used AI to write their cover letter. It is now estimated that most job applicants are using AI for their cover letters – wisely, as it could save you hundreds of hours on a typical job hunt – so our prediction is that they will likely simply cease to hold any meaning as time goes on.

Employers hardly ever read cover letters, anyway – they will never save a bad candidate, though they may be able to separate good candidates when deciding who gets the first interview request. Your resume is infinitely more important to securing an interview (which is why we put so much time and energy into our resume builder and resume template). So focus your time and energy on your resume/CV, not your cover letter.

Don't overthink it – use our free AI Cover Letter Generator and let our AI write you the perfect cover letter based on your resume and the job description for what you're applying for. You can even customize tone and length, and it's completely free for unlimited usage.

If you use ChatGPT, just make sure to use a prompt that doesn't result in some corporate gobbledygook (like ours found here: "Can I AI generate a cover letter?").