Executive · $7 · 5 minutes
An exec cover letter
that doesn't oversell.
At the senior level, your resume already proves the work. The letter's job is to argue specifically why YOU for THIS role.
Example output
Dear Search Committee,
I'm applying for the VP of Engineering role. After fifteen years in this work, I've learned to skip the part where the cover letter recaps the resume. You have that. Here's the specific argument.
What Northpoint needs, based on the listing and the recent press around your platform reliability work: someone who can rebuild engineering culture after a stressful year, while protecting velocity on the migration. That's the exact shape of the work I led at Loomly in 2023, after the security incident. We ended the year shipping faster, with lower attrition than the previous two years, and with a re-architected platform on time.
I'd want to do a deeper conversation about the team specifically before either of us decides this is the right fit.
Best,
Alex Whitfield
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Common questions
- Will it feel template-y?
- No. The opener and the specifics come from your inputs — that's what kills the template feel.
- How long is it?
- 250-350 words. One screen. That's what recruiters actually read.