As of 13 August 2026, AI can write your supporting statement.

What to actually do

1. Do it yourself

   The route this page recommends

   A chat interface, no skill needed, and roughly 30 minutes until you can act on the result.

   How to actually do it

   1. Open the UK job advert, supporting-information instructions and person specification, then copy the full text into one document.
   2. Gather your current CV and write two to four brief examples showing what you did, the situation, and the result for the criteria the employer asks for.
   3. Add your genuine reason for applying and any word limit, formatting rule or question the application form gives you.
   4. Paste the prompt and your gathered information into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, then ask it to produce the statement and evidence table.
   5. Compare every sentence in the draft with your CV, examples and the job criteria, replace generic wording with your own phrasing, remove any [EVIDENCE NEEDED] markers, and submit only after checking the word count and application instructions.

   Prompt

   Write a supporting statement for this UK job application using only the information I provide. Match the statement to the essential and desirable criteria in the job description. For each important criterion, use a specific example from my experience and explain what I did and what the result was. Do not invent qualifications, dates, employers, responsibilities, achievements or personal qualities. Do not claim experience that is only implied. Use plain, professional British English, avoid clichés and exaggerated adjectives, and keep the tone natural and specific. Follow any word limit exactly. If the evidence I provide does not cover a criterion, mark it as [EVIDENCE NEEDED] rather than filling the gap. Return the finished statement first, followed by a short table showing which evidence supports each criterion and any claims I must check.
   
   Job title: [JOB TITLE]
   Employer: [EMPLOYER]
   Word limit: [WORD LIMIT OR NONE]
   Job description and person specification:
   [PASTE THE FULL TEXT]
   
   My CV or work history:
   [PASTE YOUR CV OR RELEVANT HISTORY]
   
   Examples I want included:
   [PASTE TWO TO FOUR SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, INCLUDING YOUR ACTIONS AND RESULTS]
   
   Motivation for this role and employer, in my own words:
   [PASTE YOUR NOTES]
   
   Details that must not be included:
   [PASTE ANY EXCLUSIONS]

   Open it prefilled in ChatGPT or Claude, or copy it into Gemini, which takes no prefill link.

2. Use a tool built for this

   Second choice

3. Hand it to a person

   The distant third

   A person who owns the outcome does this end to end, worth it when the failure is dear.