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Job-Seeking Skills Resources:

Testing Your General Understanding

1 You can only write letters to apply for jobs that are publicised in the newspapers and media. YES NO
2 You application letter should be 1-2 pages in length. YES NO
3 You need to find the name of the person responsible for the recruitment and address your letter to that person. YES NO
4 You need to follow conventional format and layout in your application letter. YES NO
5 You can use the same letter, or letter “template”, for all the jobs you apply for, by changing the name of the company and title of job. YES NO
6 You should provide details of your personal history in your application letter. YES NO
7 You should concentrate on selling yourself, especially your strengths, to your prospective employer in your application letter. YES NO
8 You should describe your relevant courses taken in the university, your extracurricular activities and work experience in your application letter. YES NO
9 You should use set phrases and expressions to make the tone of your letter more formal and business-like. YES NO
10 You need to enclose transcripts of all public exam results with your application letter. YES NO




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