Résumé Worksheet: Cover Letter and Application Email

Interview skills lesson 20: The application email (cover letter) · Set 967 · 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.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
2. 2.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) yes, word for word (b) only if it is long (c) no, tailor each one (d) yes, without names
3. 3.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no attachment (b) attaching your résumé (c) copy-pasting to all (d) no role mentioned
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) no role mentioned (c) keeping it short (d) a long life story
5. 5.✉️ 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
6. 6.✉️ Good or poor application habit: pleading for the job? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
7. 7.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Hey buddy” (b) “Yo, team” (c) by name, “Dear Ms …” (d) “Dear Friend”
8. 8.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) a polite close (c) slang and emojis (d) attaching your résumé
9. 9.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off and name? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off and name
10. 10.✉️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” shows why you fit the role. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✉️ In an application email, what should the middle paragraph show? (a) other jobs you want (b) your holiday plans (c) why you fit the role (d) your family history
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no attachment (b) keeping it short (c) no role mentioned (d) copy-pasting to all
15. 15.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) one real example (b) no role mentioned (c) slang and emojis (d) copy-pasting to all
16. 16.✉️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “I am writing about the Saturday helper post at your pet clinic.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✉️ 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
21. 21.✉️ 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
22. 22.✉️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attaching your résumé (b) keeping it short (c) copy-pasting to all (d) one real example
24. 24.✉️ Good or poor application habit: attaching your résumé? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
25. 25.✉️ Good or poor application habit: a long life story? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
26. 26.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) (no subject) (b) hi (c) Internship – Ananya Rao (d) please read!!!
27. 27.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) no attachment (b) using the manager’s name (c) pleading for the job (d) slang and emojis
28. 28.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “Thank you for considering my application.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
29. 29.✉️ Good or poor application habit: no role mentioned? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
30. 30.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
31. 31.✉️ 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
32. 32.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) naming the role (b) a polite close (c) attaching your résumé (d) pleading for the job
33. 33.✉️ Good or poor application habit: one real example? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
34. 34.✉️ 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
35. 35.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) slang and emojis (b) no role mentioned (c) naming the role (d) a long life story
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copy-pasting to all (b) a polite close (c) no attachment (d) slang and emojis
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) copy-pasting to all (c) no attachment (d) no role mentioned
38. 38.✉️ Good or poor application habit: slang and emojis? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for considering my application.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the greeting or the subject line? (a) the greeting (b) the subject line

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