LinkedIn Debuts AI Tool To Craft Cover Letter-Like Messages To Employers For You

When you’re on the hunt for a new job, you might not know where to start off a conversation with different hiring managers. Finding that balance between keeping things formal yet natural, and stating why you think you’d be suitable for the role can be stressful for even the most experienced. So why not let artificial intelligence handle it for you?
 
With LinkedIn’s newest tool, job seekers can generate short cover letter-like messages to employers that does all of this in seconds. 

A post on the platform from Ora Levit, the company’s senior director, and head of Core Growth and Premium, explains how it would work, stating that the feature uses “information from your profile, the hiring managers’ profile, the job description, and the company of interest.” The main drawback, however, is that this is only available for premium members.

When you browse different open roles on the site, you will now see a ‘Let AI draft a message to the hiring team’ prompt. By activating it, the AI will generate a message that has been curated to the position and the place you intend to apply to.
 

An example brought up in Levit’s post presents a short write-up on the person’s experience, previous job, and other qualifications. It reads pretty naturally—but if you’re afraid it might sound too robotic, there is an option to edit the text to suit your tone better.
 

Of course, this isn’t the only AI feature on the platform. LinkedIn has previously introduced collaborative articles that professionals of different fields are encouraged to comment on and add their advice.
 
 
 
[via Engadget and Neowin, images via various sources]