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Cover letter outline worksheet

Enter the role, the employer, up to five of their requirements with your evidence for each, why this employer specifically and any logistics. The worksheet places your sentences into a conventional four-part outline and runs a fit checklist: named role and employer, at least two evidenced requirements, nothing asserted without evidence, specific motivation and a one-page length. It outlines; it does not write the letter for you.

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Role title (as written in the advert)

Employer

Where you saw it

Optional: a job board, the careers page, a referral.

Why this employer, specifically

Something you can only say because you looked: a service, a project, a value you have seen in practice. Stock phrases are flagged.

Logistics

Optional: availability, notice period, location.

Market conventions

Their requirements and your evidence

Requirement 1 (their words)

Your evidence

A real example: where, what you did, what happened. Leave blank and remove the row if you cannot evidence it.

Requirement 2 (their words)

Your evidence

A real example: where, what you did, what happened. Leave blank and remove the row if you cannot evidence it.

How it works

The outline follows the structure most readers expect: opening, evidence against requirements, why this employer, close with logistics.
Only requirement rows with evidence of 25 or more characters are placed; empty rows are flagged, not filled.
Motivation is checked for stock phrases such as 'great company' or 'exciting opportunity' and for length.
The total word count of your content is compared with a one-page budget of about 350 words.

What it does not do

The worksheet cannot verify your evidence or know the employer's priorities, and it produces an outline rather than finished prose. Luceria's AI cover-letter writing happens in Resume Studio, grounded in your real resume and the job.

Your data

Worked example

Illustrative example with invented details, not a real person’s result.

A fictional library assistant application: inputs

Role: Library assistant at a fictional council library service, seen on the council jobs page.
Three requirements with evidence from a pharmacy-counter role; a specific motivation about the branch's family reading sessions; Saturday availability.

What the tool shows

All five fit checks pass.
The outline opens with the role and source, places the three evidence paragraphs in the employer's order, then the specific motivation and the Saturday availability.
Copy-as-text gives the outline with headings for drafting in a word processor.

How to use it well

Copy the requirements from the advert in the employer's own words; readers recognise them.
Write one real example per requirement; if you cannot, remove the row rather than asserting the skill.
Replace any stock phrase in the motivation with something only true of this employer.
Draft the letter from the outline, then cut until it fits one page.

Common questions

Do employers still read cover letters?

Many do, especially for roles with a person specification or where writing matters. Some application systems do not pass them on; the guide on whether ATS read cover letters explains how to check.

How many requirements should I address?

Two to four, chosen for relevance and strength of evidence. Addressing every line produces a list, not a letter.

Can I reuse a letter?

Reuse the structure and your evidence paragraphs, but rewrite the opening, the requirement order and the motivation for each employer.

Published 6 November 2026 · Drafted with AI assistance and checked against Luceria’s editorial standards. Spotted a problem? Tell us.