Type in the news and who it belongs to, and Hemmingway writes a message to congratulate them. New job, promotion, engagement, new home, a passed driving test, a first marathon: the form is the same.
Nothing is added that you did not give. It will not guess at a job title, a wedding date or how hard they worked, so one line about how you know them is worth adding.
What makes a congratulations message land
- Name the news. "Congratulations on the Leeds job" beats "congrats on the news".
- Credit them, not luck. "You earned this" and "they picked the right person" are about the person. "Lucky you" is about chance.
- Stay out of the way. No "I always knew", no "wish it was me", no "don't forget us".
- If you are late, say so once. "I've only just heard" is enough. Then congratulate them as if you were first.
An example
Asked for a pleased, lightly teasing message to an old manager called Dariusz, who has been made head of the Leeds office after nine years there, who trained you in your first job and always said he would never want the corner office, a message along these lines is what to expect:
Dariusz, head of the Leeds office. Congratulations.
Nine years of work went into that, and they picked the right person. You trained me in my first job, so I know what Leeds is getting.
I do remember you saying you'd never want the corner office. Enjoy the corner office.
Read it over, take out the tease if he would not enjoy it, and send it from your own phone.
What to put in for each kind of news
| The news | Worth mentioning | Leave out |
|---|---|---|
| New job | The role by name, one thing that suits them to it | What it pays, the job they left |
| Promotion | How long they worked for it, what you have seen them do | Who else wanted it |
| Engagement | Both of them by name | When the wedding is, how long it took |
| New home | The place, the first visit | The price, the mortgage |
Some news has a page of its own: wedding wishes, a new baby, a graduation and a retirement.
Common questions
Is the congratulations message generator free?
Yes. Hemmingway has a free trial with no card needed, and this tool opens it with your answers filled in. You sign up once, and the message is written in the chat.
What do you write to congratulate someone on a new job?
Name the job, say one true thing about why they suit it, and wish them a good first week. Two or three lines are plenty, and you do not need to mention the job they are leaving.
Can it write a message for an engagement or a new home?
Yes. For an engagement, give both names and how you know them. For a new home, say where it is and whether you have seen it yet. It writes to both people when there are two.
Will it sound like AI?
It is built not to. Hemmingway-1, the model behind it, came first on sounding like a person in our own blind test, Human-Likeness. It still helps to read it aloud and change any word you would not use.