Cover letters, Resume and Interview Skills

What is a cover letter?

• Introduces you to the employer

• It is one page long

• Prepares readers for your resume

• All of the above

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What part of a cover letter contains your contact information?

• Heading

• Introduction

• Body

• Closing

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What part of the cover letter contains the greeting?

• Heading

• Introduction

• Body

• Closing

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What part of the cover letter contains the qualifications you want to highlight?

• Heading

• Introduction

• Body

• Closing

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In what part of the cover letter would you ask for an interview?

• Heading

• Introduction

• Body

• Closing

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To proofread your cover letter you should...

• Wait a few hours after writing the letter

• Read the letter

• Give it to another person to help you with proofreading

• All of the above

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In what paragraph should you say what position you are interested in?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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What paragraph explains the skills and experiences you have that would make you successful in a job?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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A cover letter is attached to a resume. True or False?

• True

• False

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A cover letter should state: 1.) Why you are writing it 2.) What you have to offer, and 3.) How you will follow up. True or False?

• True

• False

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