{"id":"res-job-cover-letter-vs-resume","audience":"job-seekers","category":"fact-checking","technique":"verification","title":"Catch claims an AI cover letter added that your resume can't back","free":false,"task":"An AI tool drafted your cover letter for a customer success role, and you want to catch any claim your resume doesn't support before you send it. You want only the unsupported or inflated claims, as numbered lines in the form \"Letter says X; resume says Y\" (or \"resume doesn't mention it\"), under 80 words total in plain text. Don't flag claims your resume backs up, and don't rewrite the letter.","materialLabel":"Your resume and the AI-drafted letter (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MY RESUME - Jordan Ellis\nCustomer Support Specialist, Brightpath Software (2023-present)\n- Answer 40-60 tickets a day by chat and email; CSAT 4.7/5\n- Led a 3-person project to rewrite 25 help center articles\n- Cut average first-response time from 9 hours to 4 hours\n- Raised renewal upsells on my accounts by 14% in 2025\nRetail Associate, Northgate Outfitters (2020-2023)\n- Trained 6 new hires on the register and returns\nLanguages: English (native), Spanish (conversational)\nEducation: B.A. Communications, Lakeshore State University, 2020\n\n-----\nAI-DRAFTED COVER LETTER (excerpt)\nDear Hiring Team at Corvo Health Tech,\nI'm excited to apply for the Customer Success Associate role. At Brightpath Software I manage a team of 12 support agents and handle 40-60 tickets a day with a 4.7/5 satisfaction score. I cut first-response time from 9 hours to 4, and I grew renewal upsells on my accounts by 40%. I also led a three-person project that rewrote 25 help center articles. Because I'm fluent in Spanish, I can support your growing Latin American customer base. Before Brightpath, I trained new hires at Northgate Outfitters, which taught me patience and clear explanation.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Asking for feedback on the letter","why":"The AI polishes tone and structure and never checks the facts against your resume.","fix":"Name the job: \"List only claims my resume doesn't support.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Not naming the source of truth","why":"The AI assumes the letter is accurate because it reads well.","fix":"Say: \"My resume is the only source of truth.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Flagging true claims too","why":"To look careful, the AI questions claims that match your resume word for word.","fix":"Add: \"Skip claims the resume supports.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 15 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in your notes before you edit.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Names the source of truth","patterns":["resume.{0,30}(only|source|truth)","only.{0,30}resume","against (my )?resume"]},{"label":"Asks for unsupported claims only","patterns":["unsupported","not support","doesn't (back|support)","inflat","exaggerat"]},{"label":"Gives the line format","patterns":["letter says","resume says","\\bX\\b.{0,20}\\bY\\b"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?sentence","word (limit|count)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"AI drafts love to round up. Make your resume the judge, ask only for claims it can't back, and give the line shape so the fixes are easy to make.","rubricLabels":["Flags all three unsupported or inflated claims: managing a team of 12 (resume: led a 3-person project), 40% upsell growth (resume: 14%), and fluent Spanish (resume: conversational)","Does not flag claims the resume supports (40-60 tickets a day, 4.7/5, first-response time 9 to 4 hours, help center rewrite, training new hires)","Outputs only numbered lines in the form 'Letter says X; resume says Y': no rewritten letter, no intro, no writing tips"]}