To get started, he set up an Airtable account that served as a lead-capturing system and customer-relationship management (CRM) tool for CoverDoc. "Zapier announced the OpenAI integration, and that really opened the door for me to turn this into a product to help other job seekers." Building a business with a little help from Zapier and AIĪmbar had a vision that someone could submit a form with their information, and within minutes, a customized cover letter would appear in their inbox. The process was still pretty manual, though, and Ambar knew he could save even more time by adding automation. "I still had to go in and make some tweaks before applying for the job, but you know, they were really good first drafts," said Ambar. He provided ChatGPT with a job description and his LinkedIn bio-and the results weren’t bad! From there, Ambar tweaked the prompt to be more direct and provided more context. Tinkering with the tool made him wonder: Could AI write a personalized cover letter?
Like almost everyone else on the internet, Ambar was curious and had started tinkering with the chatbot. It was really inefficient," said Ambar.Īround this same time, ChatGPT launched and quickly grew in popularity. "I spent a lot of time just using templates and manually researching the company. As he began his job search, he discovered companies consistently required a cover letter for their applications.
In November 2022, Ambar was laid off from his role as the Head of Product at a startup in Austin. So began CoverDoc, a tool dedicated to making the job-seeking process easier. What started as a project to help him land a new role quickly became an entire company. Could he solve this cover letter problem with AI? He wanted to provide a well-written and personalized cover letter for each application, but the process took far too long.Īfter seeing an announcement on Zapier's OpenAI integration, Ambar had an idea. When former VP of Product Ambar Shrivastava was laid off in late 2022, he found himself in a similar situation. While writing a tailored cover letter can be a time-consuming and daunting task, 83% of recruiters and hiring managers say a cover letter is "an important component of the decision-making process." Most job seekers will create a template, but the time it takes to personalize it for each role can take upward of two hours per application. So, it's more important than ever for job seekers to craft a compelling application, which usually includes a cover letter. Today's job market is competitive-we've all seen dozens of headlines touting recent rounds of layoffs.
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