Career prep test 4

Cover letters should be modified to each specific position

• true

• false

Community involvement and volunteer activities are appropriate to include on a résumé

• true

• false

Adding personal information to a résumé is appropriate

• true

• false

Salutation is also known as the closing

• true

• false

You should always list your contact information in the opening paragraph of your cover letter.

• true

• false

. _______________ is a brief summary of what the applicant can contribute to the potential employer

• Application 

• Cover letter 

• Interview 

• Report

A salutation is also known as a ____________________

• Signing 

• Closing 

• Introduction 

• Greeting 

 Which of the following is the only time you might NOT need a cover letter?

• A. When you are submitting your résumé in response to a newspaper ad 

• When you are submitting your résumé via e-mail 

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  When you are submitting your résumé in person at a networking event 

• When you are submitting your résumé through a recruiter

A cover letter should NOT be which of the following?

• Concise 

• Generic 

• Confident 

• Passionate

Which of the following is the main function of the second paragraph of a cover letter?

• To sell yourself to an employer

• To arrange a time for an interview

• To describe your personality

• To praise and flatter the reader