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Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 427 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a good application habit
  2. True
  3. no attachment
  4. False
  5. no, tailor each one
  6. the opening
  7. a few short paragraphs
  8. by name, “Dear Ms …”
  9. the subject line
  10. why you fit the role
  11. the closing
  12. why you fit
  13. the subject line
  14. True
  15. keeping it short
  16. one real example
  17. pleading for the job
  18. using the manager’s name
  19. no role mentioned
  20. the opening
  21. a polite close
  22. the greeting
  23. a polite closing line
  24. naming the role
  25. attaching your résumé
  26. a polite closing line
  27. the greeting
  28. pleading for the job
  29. True
  30. False
  31. a poor application habit
  32. the subject line
  33. why you fit
  34. using the manager’s name
  35. one real example
  36. True
  37. why you fit
  38. why you are a good fit
  39. a good application habit
  40. who you are and the role

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