The difference between a useless answer and a genuinely helpful one is almost always the question. Four extra sentences of context changes the output completely.
Give it your situation, the task, the audience, and the length or format you want. Missing any of these and it will guess, usually badly and usually too long.
Then keep going. The first answer is a starting point, not the result. Say what is wrong with it: "too formal", "too long", "you invented a job I never had". These tools respond well to correction, and most people give up after one try.
Two ways of asking for the same help.
What happens: You get a generic letter full of phrases like 'esteemed organisation' that an employer has read a hundred times, and it says nothing true about you.
What happens: Now it has a real situation, real experience and a format. The result is something you can actually edit and send.
It gave me something too long and too formal
Tell it that. "Make it half the length and use simpler words" works. You can also say "write it the way a person actually speaks". Treat it like a first draft from a colleague who cannot see your situation unless you describe it.
Should I tell it about myself?
Tell it what is relevant to the task: your experience, the job, your situation. Do not paste your ID number, your bank details or anyone else's personal information. Lesson 6 covers exactly where the line is and why it matters.
Before you move on
- Include situation, task, audience and length
- Correct the first answer instead of accepting it
- Never paste ID or bank details
Check what you know
3 questions. Have a look at what this lesson asks.
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