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WorksheetsAJS - Cover Letters and Resumes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is a skill?
Hardworking
Dynamic
Team oriented
Microsoft Excel
In a cover letter or resume, how can you convince a prospective employer that you have the skill/characteristic that you have mentioned in your application?
Give a practical example
List it twice or more
Make it BOLD
Make it BIGGER
According to a 2016 survey of Australian graduate employers, over 75% of companies surveyed considered which of the following as very important when hiring fresh graduates?
University marks
Previous employment
Skills
Ability to match the company’s culture
What is ATS?
Software that candidates use to optimise resumes
Software the candidates use to optimise cover letters
Software that companies use to pre-screen job seekers' applications
A tool to auto-generate resumes and cover letters
According to contemporary (modern) trends, which phrase is best to use if the name of the person to whom you're writing the cover letter is unknown?
Dear Sir/Madam
Dear Hiring manager
To whom it may concern
Dear Human Resources Manager
It's a good idea to review your Facebook privacy settings when applying for a job because...
recruiters and hiring managers might review your public profile.
the chances of being hacked increase in relation to the number of jobs you apply for.
you want to be able to receive friend invites from the management team of the companies you're applying to.
Why might it be a good idea to NOT include your address on your resume and / or cover letter? (more than one answer is correct)
You live far from the work location
You could experience prejudice based on the location of your address
The formatting looks better without your address
You live with your partner and you're unmarried
