Covering Letter Grader and Rater

A free checking and scoring tool to get you hired. Just drop your files below.

Covering Letter Grader and Rater

A free checking and scoring tool to get you hired. Just drop your files below.

Maximise your chances

This checker tool will grade, score and rate your Covering Letter and CV/Resume against a Job Description and suggest improvements.

Step 1

Upload your CV/resumé and/or covering letter

    Drop files here, or click for file dialog

    Step 2

    Paste the job description of the job you’re applying to

    What our checker tool looks for

    Keyword relevance

    Our checker will grade how your Covering Letter and Resume matches the words of the Job Description.


    Layout audit

    Our checker will rate the layout of your Covering Letter and CV/Resume and suggest improvements.

    Font check

    Our checker will check for font name and font size inconsistencies and suggest improvements.

    Analyse metrics

    Our checker will check for metrics to ensure you're using numbers to demonstrate your value.

    Here are some tips for Covering Letters

    Back up your claims

    Companies thrive on data. Don’t say you “improved” something, say by what metric and by how much!

    Understated style

    CVs/Resumés and covering letters should be readable, and laid out in a familiar way to recruiters. Keep your font choices small and conservative, and make sensible decisions about laying out your information on a regular-sized document.

    Show common beliefs

    What is the employer looking for? Use words that show you share the same goals and crucially that you've come curious and prepared.

    Know your company

    Having knowledge of the company’s products is going to help show you will be able to empathise with customers, and will assure recruiters that you’ll be up and running in no time.

    Company culture

    Mentioning the fact that you understand and can fit within the culture of the organisation is very powerful as it shows you know and shows you're confident you can grow within the company.

    Seed your stories

    Seeding some of the STAR stories in your Covering Letter help demonstrate relevant experience and assure recruiters that you have strong examples for behavioural interview questions.

    We also have Covering Letter Graders for Google, Meta and Amazon.