Turn your stiff corporate letter into something a startup will actually read

Your cover letter was built for a corporate HR portal, and now you are applying to a ten-person startup where a founder will read it between meetings. Paste the letter and it keeps every fact and achievement but switches the register: shorter sentences, first-person directness, no jargon, and one moment of real personality aimed at that reader.

Here is my current cover letter:

{EXISTING_LETTER}

Rewrite it for {STARTUP_NAME}, a {STAGE} startup in {SECTOR}. Keep every fact and achievement intact but change the register: shorter sentences, first-person directness, no corporate jargon, and one moment of genuine personality. The hiring manager is probably a founder or a small team lead. Write for that reader.