Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 37 · 40 questions

Tip (Who, why you fit, close): Order: subject line → greeting → who you are and the role → why you are a good fit → a polite closing line → sign-off and name. Opening: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” Why you fit: “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” Closing: “Thank you for considering my application.” Keep it short and tailored; mention and attach your résumé; no slang or emojis; never copy-paste one letter to everyone.

1. 1.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or why you are a good fit? (a) who you are and the role (b) why you are a good fit
2. 2.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or the greeting? (a) why you are a good fit (b) the greeting
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the role (b) one real example (c) copy-pasting to all (d) attaching your résumé
4. 4.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) by name, “Dear Ms …” (b) “Yo, team” (c) “Hey buddy” (d) “Dear Friend”
5. 5.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or the sign-off and name? (a) who you are and the role (b) the sign-off and name
6. 6.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) pleading for the job (c) slang and emojis (d) using the manager’s name
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) slang and emojis (c) copy-pasting to all (d) no role mentioned
9. 9.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) as long as possible (b) one word (c) ten pages (d) a few short paragraphs
10. 10.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
11. 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or who you are and the role? (a) the subject line (b) who you are and the role
13. 13.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
15. 15.True or false: “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attaching your résumé (b) a polite close (c) no attachment (d) one real example
17. 17.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” (a) why you fit (b) the closing (c) the opening
18. 18.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
19. 19.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) yes, word for word (b) yes, without names (c) only if it is long (d) no, tailor each one
20. 20.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
21. 21.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
22. 22.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
23. 23.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
24. 24.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or why you are a good fit? (a) the greeting (b) why you are a good fit
25. 25.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or the sign-off and name? (a) a polite closing line (b) the sign-off and name
26. 26.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
27. 27.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✉️ In an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) your holiday plans (b) your family history (c) why you fit the role (d) other jobs you want
29. 29.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) naming the role (b) a polite close (c) slang and emojis (d) keeping it short
30. 30.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
31. 31.True or false: “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
33. 33.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) using the manager’s name (b) copy-pasting to all (c) attaching your résumé (d) naming the role
34. 34.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
35. 35.✉️ Good or poor application habit: attaching your résumé? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
36. 36.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or a polite closing line? (a) the sign-off and name (b) a polite closing line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no attachment (b) using the manager’s name (c) a long life story (d) pleading for the job
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite close (b) a long life story (c) no attachment (d) no role mentioned
39. 39.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) slang and emojis (b) attaching your résumé (c) no attachment (d) copy-pasting to all

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