Cover letters that get read.
One cover letter template per role — short, JD-aware, in your voice. Recruiters spend less than 30 seconds on the first scan. Every example below is built for that 30 seconds.
Engineering
6 examplesSoftware Engineer
Sample 150-word cover letter for software engineer roles — opening hook, body, close.
Frontend Developer
Sample 150-word cover letter for frontend developer roles — opening hook, body, close.
DevOps Engineer
Sample 150-word cover letter for devops engineer roles — opening hook, body, close.
Full Stack Developer
Sample 150-word cover letter for full stack developer roles — opening hook, body, close.
QA Engineer
Sample 150-word cover letter for qa engineer roles — opening hook, body, close.
Mechanical Engineer
Sample 150-word cover letter for mechanical engineer roles — opening hook, body, close.
Product
1 exampleDesign
2 examplesData
3 examplesData Scientist
Sample 150-word cover letter for data scientist roles — opening hook, body, close.
Data Analyst
Sample 150-word cover letter for data analyst roles — opening hook, body, close.
Machine Learning Engineer
Sample 150-word cover letter for machine learning engineer roles — opening hook, body, close.
Marketing
2 examplesSales
3 examplesAccount Executive
Sample 150-word cover letter for account executive roles — opening hook, body, close.
Sales Manager
Sample 150-word cover letter for sales manager roles — opening hook, body, close.
Customer Success Manager
Sample 150-word cover letter for customer success manager roles — opening hook, body, close.
Finance
2 examplesOperations
4 examplesOperations Manager
Sample 150-word cover letter for operations manager roles — opening hook, body, close.
Project Manager
Sample 150-word cover letter for project manager roles — opening hook, body, close.
HR Manager
Sample 150-word cover letter for hr manager roles — opening hook, body, close.
Recruiter
Sample 150-word cover letter for recruiter roles — opening hook, body, close.
Consulting
2 examplesEducation
1 exampleHealthcare
1 exampleThe ApplyVita Career Team builds the resume-scoring and job-matching tools at the core of ApplyVita. Our guidance is grounded in the same four-component ATS rubric our product scores resumes on — content and impact, keyword match, formatting, and skills — and in current recruiter and hiring-manager practice. Every guide is checked against that rubric before it is published, and updated as hiring norms change.