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Cold email to a recruiter: builder

Fill in the role, your best piece of work and one honest line on why this company, and the email fills in as you type, in the three short paragraphs the person who posted will read. Free, no sign-up, and nothing you type leaves this page.

Your details

Only the role and the company are needed: what you leave empty stays in brackets for you to fill in. Nothing you type leaves this page.

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The opening
As the post words it.
Blank opens with “Hello”.
About you
Who you are
Finish the sentence “I can start…”, or give your notice period. Leave it out if it doesn't help you.
Your proof
The one closest to what the post asks for: what you built or did, and the tools, in a sentence or two.
A number you can stand behind: users, speed, size. Leave it empty if there isn't one.
One honest line. Read their site first.
How you sign off

Your email

55 words

To
[the address in the post]
Subject
[Role from the post]: [Your name], [your current role or degree]

Hello,

I'm writing about the [role] role at [Company]. I'm a [your role or year and degree].

[Your best piece of work for this role: what you built or did, and the tools.]

[One honest line on why this company.] My resume for this role is attached; I'd be glad to talk whenever suits you.

[Your name]

Put together in your browser from your own words. Nothing is sent or saved.

Before you send

  • Add the role, as the post words it.
  • Add the company's name.
  • 4 brackets are still empty: your name, who you are, your best piece of work and why this company.
  • Add one real result if you have one: users, speed or size, a number you can stand behind.
  • Attach a one-page resume made for this job, as a PDF: the email says it is attached.
  • Send it to the address in the post or on the careers page, never a guessed one (why).

How to use it

  1. Start with the post

    Type the role exactly as the post words it, and the company. Add the name of the person who posted, if the post shows it.

  2. Say who you are

    Your stage, with your degree and the year you graduate, or your current role and years of experience.

  3. Pick your one best piece of proof

    The project, internship or job closest to what the post asks for, and one real result if you have one.

  4. Read it, then copy it

    Fill in anything still in brackets, copy the email and the subject, and paste them into a new email to the address in the post. Attach a one-page resume made for this job, as a PDF. For more subject lines, use the subject line builder.

What makes it work

  • The first line says which post you are answering, so the reader knows why it arrived.
  • One piece of proof, with a number you can stand behind, says more than a list of skills. The resume carries the rest.
  • One honest line on why this company shows you looked at what they do.
  • A small ask at the end: a look at your resume, or a short talk.
  • Under 150 words, so it fits on a phone screen.
  • Nothing is made up. What you leave empty stays in brackets, for you to fill in or cut.

What happens to what you type

Nothing leaves this page. The email is put together in your browser, from fixed sentences and your own words: no AI, no account, and nothing sent to Jobreach or anyone else. Nothing is saved either, so a reload clears the form. Copy the email before you leave.

Other emails

Asking for a referral, following up, or writing as a career switcher? See the cold email templates. For the whole method, with an example, read how to email a recruiter about a LinkedIn hiring post.