Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 845 · 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 an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) your holiday plans (b) other jobs you want (c) why you fit the role (d) your family history
2. 2.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) one real example (b) keeping it short (c) pleading for the job (d) using the manager’s name
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no role mentioned (b) keeping it short (c) slang and emojis (d) pleading for the job
4. 4.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Hey buddy” (b) “Dear Friend” (c) by name, “Dear Ms …” (d) “Yo, team”
5. 5.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I hope to hear from you about the next steps.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
6. 6.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) Internship – Ananya Rao (b) (no subject) (c) please read!!! (d) hi
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) naming the role (c) attaching your résumé (d) a long life story
8. 8.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or the subject line? (a) why you are a good fit (b) the subject line
9. 9.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
10. 10.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) one word (b) a few short paragraphs (c) ten pages (d) as long as possible
11. 11.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” (a) why you fit (b) the closing (c) the opening
12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or why you are a good fit? (a) the sign-off and name (b) why you are a good fit
15. 15.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) using the manager’s name (d) no role mentioned
17. 17.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) no role mentioned (c) attaching your résumé (d) naming the role
18. 18.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) yes, word for word (b) yes, without names (c) no, tailor each one (d) only if it is long
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long life story (b) pleading for the job (c) slang and emojis (d) naming the role
20. 20.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no role mentioned (b) naming the role (c) no attachment (d) copy-pasting to all
21. 21.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
22. 22.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
23. 23.True or false: “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) using the manager’s name (c) a polite close (d) one real example
25. 25.✉️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) one real example (c) pleading for the job (d) a polite close
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) no role mentioned (c) slang and emojis (d) using the manager’s name
28. 28.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) slang and emojis (c) one real example (d) attaching your résumé
29. 29.✉️ 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) why you fit (c) the opening
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one real example (b) copy-pasting to all (c) slang and emojis (d) no attachment
31. 31.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or a polite closing line? (a) the greeting (b) a polite closing line
32. 32.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or a polite closing line? (a) who you are and the role (b) a polite closing line
33. 33.✉️ 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) why you fit (c) the opening
34. 34.True or false: “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.✉️ 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
36. 36.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) keeping it short (c) no role mentioned (d) copy-pasting to all
37. 37.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a polite close? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
38. 38.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am free for a call any weekday after 4 pm.” (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) why you fit
39. 39.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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