Streamlined Cover Letter Generation with Google Drive Integration
Use Caret workflow to generate cover letters from Google Drive documents
Let's be honest—writing cover letters is nobody's idea of a good time. You're constantly digging through your resume, copying details, and trying to sound enthusiastic about yet another job application. It's tedious, repetitive, and a total time-suck. But here's some good news: Caret's new Google Drive integration is about to make this whole process way less painful.
Picture this: your resume is already sitting in Google Drive (where you keep all your important stuff anyway). Now, instead of opening it in another tab and playing the world's most boring copy-paste game, Caret can pull all that information directly into your workflow. Pretty sweet, right?
Why This Google Drive Integration is a Game-Changer
1. Everything Stays in One Place
If you're like most of us, your resume, portfolio, and other job-hunting goodies are already hanging out in Google Drive. Now Caret can tap right into those files without you having to upload them again and again. Less clicking around = more sanity preserved.
2. Your Resume Becomes Super-Powered Context
When Caret can directly access your resume, it can pull out all the juicy details—your recent roles, cool projects, technical skills—and weave them into a cover letter that actually sounds like you. The best part? You don't have to remind Caret what you did at your last job because it already knows!
3. Say Goodbye to Repetitive Typing
Nobody wants to type out the same information fifty times when applying to jobs. With this integration, Caret does the heavy lifting, grabbing details from both your resume and the job listing to craft something that feels personal, not copy-pasted.
See It in Action: Android Engineer at Onx
I recently tested this with a job application for an Android Engineer role at OnX (they make that cool Trout Routes app for fishing enthusiasts). Here's what happened:
Caret scanned my Google Drive resume and immediately picked up on my experience with Intune and Android development. It noticed I had worked with Android architectural patterns and even pulled in details about my side project using React to visualize USGS streamflow data. Then—and this is the cool part—it connected these dots to the Trout Routes app, highlighting my passion for the outdoors.
All of this happened automatically, just by linking my Google Drive resume. No copying, no pasting, no staring at a blank page wondering how to start.
The Benefits Are Clear
- Hours Saved - What used to take 30+ minutes now takes just a few clicks
- Better Quality - Your cover letters are more consistent and error-free
- Apply to More Jobs - When it's this easy, you can cast a wider net in your job search
What's Coming Next?
We're working on making this even slicker—soon you'll be able to just drop in a job listing URL and Caret will do the rest. We're also exploring integrations with LinkedIn and other cloud storage options.
So if you're in the job market and tired of the cover letter grind, give Caret's Google Drive integration a try. Your job search (and your sanity) will thank you!