Cover Letter Quiz

Directions: Open a blank Microsoft WORD document.  Type your name, class period, and date at the top of the page.  Then read the questions below and click on the white words.  The white words will take you to a website with the correct answer to each question.  Record your answers on the WORD document starting with number one.  Please answer in complete sentences and double space after each question.  Save the document into your H-drive folder as “coverletters.”  When you are finished with all the questions, print out the answer sheet and hand it in.  GOOD LUCK!! 

 

 

Questions:

1.     What is the purpose of a cover letter?

 

2.     Who needs a cover letter?

 

3.     What are the two types of cover letters that may be used in your job search after high school?

 

4.     What should your cover letter reveal about yourself?

 

5.     If you saw a job posting for a specific company in the newspaper, which cover letter format would you use to answer it?

 

6.     True or False. You should use the same generic cover letter for every job opportunity. (explain)

 

7.     If your salary requirement is $30,000 a year, should you include that on your cover letter?  Give an example.

 

8.     True or False.  The opening paragraph of your cover letter should always include information you researched about the company.  If false, what should the opening paragraph contain?

 

9.     Read the ten cardinal rules of cover letter writing and on your answer sheet write the three you think are the most important and WHY.

 

10. Bonus: Name one thing you learned today that HOPEFULLY you will remember when you are writing your own cover letter.