{"id":"career-internship-cover-letter-career-fair","audience":"college","category":"career","technique":"context","track":"writing","title":"Write an honest internship cover letter that names your recruiter","free":false,"task":"You're applying for a summer marketing internship. At the career fair last Thursday you met the recruiter, Mr. Tran, and he told you to mention that in your letter. Get a cover letter under 200 words that opens with \"Dear Mr. Tran,\", mentions the career fair in the first sentence, and ends with exactly \"Best regards, Priya Raman\" with no placeholders like [Address]. Every claim must be true: the posting asks for something you haven't done, and one number in your notes was corrected.","materialLabel":"The posting and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"INTERNSHIP POSTING: Marketing Intern (Summer), Harborline Outfitters, Portland, OR\nWe're looking for a student who:\n- Writes social posts for our outdoor gear brand\n- Edits short videos in Adobe Premiere\n- Tracks post results in a spreadsheet\n- Works well on a small team\n10 weeks, 20 hours a week, $18 an hour. Apply by March 14.\n\nMY NOTES (Priya Raman, sophomore, marketing major, Lewis State University)\n- run Instagram for the campus Hiking Club since September, grew it from 310 to 900 followers?? -> checked insights again: it's 740, not 900\n- post 3 times a week, log likes and saves in a Google Sheet every Sunday\n- barista at Bean Street Cafe, 12 hours a week, I draw the chalkboard specials sign every Monday\n- MKT 210 group project: mock campaign for a local bike shop, I wrote the 4-week post calendar\n- never used Premiere. I've only trimmed clips on my phone\n- GPA 3.1\n- love camping, did a 3-day trip on the Wonderland Trail last summer","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":200}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Leaving out the career fair","why":"The AI writes 'Dear Hiring Manager' and a generic opener because it doesn't know you met anyone.","fix":"Add: \"Open with 'Dear Mr. Tran,' and mention meeting him at the career fair in the first sentence.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Letting the AI match the posting","why":"The AI wants you to fit the job, so it writes that you're 'experienced in Premiere' and grabs the first follower number it sees.","fix":"Add: \"I've never used Premiere, so don't claim it. Use 740 followers, the corrected number.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Getting a template full of blanks","why":"AI cover letters start with [Your Address] and [Date] lines and end with 'Sincerely, [Your Name]'.","fix":"Add: \"No placeholders. End with exactly: Best regards, Priya Raman\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total and it often lands 20% over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"3 short paragraphs, each 2 or 3 sentences under 18 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the recruiter","patterns":["tran","career fair"]},{"label":"Keeps claims true","patterns":["premiere","only.{0,25}(true|notes|facts)","(don't|do not|never) (claim|invent|make up)"]},{"label":"Uses the corrected number","patterns":["740","correct"]},{"label":"Says how it ends","patterns":["best regards","placeholder","sign"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)","under \\d+"]}],"hint":"The AI can't know you met Mr. Tran, and it will stretch the truth to fit the posting. Tell it the greeting, the opener, the sign-off, the length, and what you have not done.","rubricLabels":["Opens with 'Dear Mr. Tran,' and the first sentence after the greeting mentions meeting him at the career fair","Doesn't claim Priya has used Adobe Premiere or edited videos for work (saying she's eager to learn it is fine), and if it gives a follower count it says 740, not 900","Ends with 'Best regards, Priya Raman' and contains no bracketed placeholders such as [Address], [Date] or [Phone]"]}