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Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 501 · 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.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) (no subject) (b) please read!!! (c) Internship – Ananya Rao (d) hi
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) a long life story (c) copy-pasting to all (d) a polite close
  3. 3.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or the greeting? (a) the sign-off and name (b) the greeting
  4. 4.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or the sign-off and name? (a) the subject line (b) the sign-off and name
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the role (b) no role mentioned (c) a long life story (d) pleading for the job
  6. 6.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) pleading for the job (c) a long life story (d) using the manager’s name
  8. 8.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang and emojis (b) attaching your résumé (c) using the manager’s name (d) naming the role
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) pleading for the job (c) one real example (d) a polite close
  11. 11.True or false: “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” shows why you fit the role. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” (a) the opening (b) the closing (c) why you fit
  13. 13.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) slang and emojis (b) pleading for the job (c) no attachment (d) a polite close
  14. 14.True or false: “I have helped at my family’s shop for two years and can handle billing.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or why you are a good fit? (a) a polite closing line (b) why you are a good fit
  17. 17.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
  18. 18.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are a good fit? (a) the subject line (b) why you are a good fit
  19. 19.✉️ 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
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) a polite close (b) keeping it short (c) using the manager’s name (d) no role mentioned
  21. 21.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) a few short paragraphs (b) as long as possible (c) ten pages (d) one word
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slang and emojis (b) one real example (c) a long life story (d) no role mentioned
  23. 23.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Dear Friend” (b) “Yo, team” (c) by name, “Dear Ms …” (d) “Hey buddy”
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the role (b) one real example (c) no role mentioned (d) keeping it short
  25. 25.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) no, tailor each one (b) yes, word for word (c) only if it is long (d) yes, without names
  26. 26.✉️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or who you are and the role? (a) the sign-off and name (b) who you are and the role
  29. 29.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
  30. 30.✉️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) using the manager’s name (c) a polite close (d) no attachment
  34. 34.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) slang and emojis (c) attaching your résumé (d) pleading for the job
  36. 36.True or false: “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
  39. 39.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I would be glad to come for an interview at a time that suits you.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
  40. 40.✉️ 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

Answer key

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

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