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Cover Letter ATS Checker
Paste your cover letter to rate it in seconds. This free cover letter grader reviews length, structure, weak phrases, metrics, and keyword match against the job description. No signup, no email gate.
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See the exact text the software pulls out of your resume. Free, about 20 seconds, no signup.
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What makes a strong cover letter?
- Length: about 250-400 words, readable in a minute.
- Structure: 3-5 paragraphs — greeting, hook, evidence, closing.
- Specific opener: name the role and a concrete reason you're applying — never "To whom it may concern."
- Quantified evidence: at least one number tied to past impact.
- Pronoun balance: not all "I" — show you understand the company too.
- Match the job ad: use its main skills and terms where they are true for you.
- No clichés: "team player," "results-oriented," "passionate about" tell a recruiter nothing; show it with an example instead.
Frequently asked questions
Is this cover letter checker free?
Yes. Paste your letter and get the result straight away, with no signup and no card. Your text is checked in your browser and is not sent to us.
What does the cover letter checker check?
Length, weak and overused phrases (such as "To whom it may concern" or "team player"), how much of the letter is about you versus the employer, whether you give a concrete number, and, if you paste the job ad, which of its main terms your letter uses and which it misses.
Do ATS systems read cover letters?
Many applicant tracking systems store your cover letter with your application. Whether it is searched or scored depends on how the employer set the system up, and many recruiters never open it. When they do, they read it like any letter, so write it for a person and use the job ad's main terms where they are true for you.
How long should a cover letter be?
Most guidance puts a cover letter at about 250 to 400 words: long enough to give one or two specific examples, short enough to read in a minute. The checker tells you where yours sits.
Should my cover letter use the same keywords as the job ad?
Use the job ad's main skills and job terms where they genuinely describe you, in normal sentences. Repeating them without evidence reads badly to a recruiter and adds nothing.
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