Applying for a Job: The Application, the CV and the Interview · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Apply for the job they advertised

Life Skills · Money & Finance · ages 16-18
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Where does an employer check fit in the first minute?

    • The filename of an unrelated photo
    • The top third of the first page
    • The hobbies section on page three

  2. What must an application letter answer first?

    • Why you for this exact job
    • Your life story from childhood
    • Everything already printed on your CV

  3. One generic CV works equally well for every different advert.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. How do you answer the question about a time something went wrong?

    • Blame teammates in great detail
    • Three beats: what broke, what you did, what changed
    • Deny that anything ever went wrong

  5. You rewrite one CV for two adverts stressing different skills. What changes?

    • Your name and contact details
    • The truth about jobs you never did
    • Which wins lead, matched to each advert's words

  6. Who makes a good reference, and what do they need?

    • Someone who watched you work, briefed with advert, CV and deadline
    • A stranger with an impressive job title
    • A friend who never saw you work

  7. How do you walk into an interview ready?

    • One employer story, one team question, dress a step smarter
    • No preparation, to seem natural and relaxed
    • Memorised jokes and no questions

  8. A CV lists duties with no numbers and goes out as an editable file. What two fixes matter most?

    • Add clip art and change the font colour
    • Make it three pages longer
    • Add counted results and send as a PDF
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Answer key

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  1. The top third of the first page · Target role plus proof must sit where the glance lands.
  2. Why you for this exact job · Open with the role and match wins to the advert line by line.
  3. False · Each advert gets its own mirror of your history.
  4. Three beats: what broke, what you did, what changed · Interviewers forgive mistakes; they do not forgive waffle.
  5. Which wins lead, matched to each advert's words · Same person, same history, different mirror per advert.
  6. Someone who watched you work, briefed with advert, CV and deadline · A surprised referee gives a flat answer that costs offers.
  7. One employer story, one team question, dress a step smarter · Preparation signals the same care the job needs.
  8. Add counted results and send as a PDF · Numbers prove wins, and PDF protects the layout.
Worksheet · LightMySky