Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 872 · 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.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Yo, team” (b) “Hey buddy” (c) “Dear Friend” (d) by name, “Dear Ms …”
2. 2.✉️ 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
3. 3.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) a polite close (b) slang and emojis (c) keeping it short (d) one real example
4. 4.✉️ 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
5. 5.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no attachment (b) slang and emojis (c) one real example (d) no role mentioned
7. 7.✉️ Good or poor application habit: keeping it short? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) one real example (b) naming the role (c) a polite close (d) a long life story
9. 9.✉️ Good or poor application habit: attaching your résumé? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) copy-pasting to all (c) attaching your résumé (d) using the manager’s name
11. 11.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” (a) why you fit (b) the closing (c) the opening
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) a long life story (c) copy-pasting to all (d) naming the role
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) attaching your résumé (c) naming the role (d) using the manager’s name
14. 14.✉️ Good or poor application habit: copy-pasting to all? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
15. 15.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
16. 16.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) Internship – Ananya Rao (b) (no subject) (c) hi (d) please read!!!
17. 17.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) only if it is long (b) no, tailor each one (c) yes, word for word (d) yes, without names
18. 18.✉️ How long should a student’s application email be? (a) ten pages (b) one word (c) as long as possible (d) a few short paragraphs
19. 19.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the subject line or the greeting? (a) the subject line (b) the greeting
20. 20.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) attaching your résumé (b) naming the role (c) keeping it short (d) no role mentioned
21. 21.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) no role mentioned (c) a polite close (d) slang and emojis
22. 22.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) slang and emojis (b) pleading for the job (c) naming the role (d) no attachment
23. 23.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: a polite closing line or the subject line? (a) a polite closing line (b) the subject line
24. 24.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) naming the role (b) pleading for the job (c) attaching your résumé (d) one real example
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) a long life story (b) keeping it short (c) copy-pasting to all (d) no attachment
27. 27.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: why you are a good fit or a polite closing line? (a) why you are a good fit (b) a polite closing line
28. 28.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
29. 29.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
31. 31.✉️ 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
32. 32.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
33. 33.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line
34. 34.✉️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no attachment (b) keeping it short (c) using the manager’s name (d) one real example
36. 36.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “Thank you for considering my application.” (a) why you fit (b) the opening (c) the closing
37. 37.True or false: “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.✉️ 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
39. 39.✉️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) no attachment (c) slang and emojis (d) using the manager’s name

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