The mystery of the cover letter Dear SIR/MADAM—You asked for a short cover letter to accompany my application to workin your sales department. I could spend time telling you that your company is the one place Ihave always wanted to work. I have named all of my pets after your various product lines. I amgrateful just to be given the opportunity to be rejected by you.Or I could use up precious words exaggerating my experiences and skills. To pick out justa few, in a previous role I quadrupled the annual revenues in less than three minutes. I havelived in all of the world’s most important emerging markets, and speak fluent Mandarin, Hindi,Spanish, and Portuguese. I can ___ (sing) in all these languages, too. In my spare time, I liketo meditate, kickbox, and teach underprivileged children how to read. If I am extremely busy, Ido all three of these things at once.Or I could devote paragraphs to describing my problem-solving credentials using the STARmethod that your own website says is a crucial part of your interview process. As an example, Ipreviously worked for a chickpea distributor in Alaska. A colleague was underperforming badlyand I was asked to mentor him. I transformed his numbers and he became the best-performingsalesperson in the entire chickpea industry. As a result, the bastard was promoted to run thedepartment and I find myself looking for work.Or I could tell you more about my character and values. I am passionate about everything.I have a growth mindset: growth means more to me than anything (That’s a joke, code forshowing that I understand that work should be fun, too.)! I am extremely resilient: this is the435th cover letter that I have sent out in the past month, even though your company is the onlyplace I truly want to work.Or I could just use this letter as an excuse to repeat keywords from the job advertisementfor this position. In fact, that’s basically all I have been doing so far, with the exception of“chickpea” and “bastard”. Passionate, problem-solving, purpose? Tick. I smuggled “code” inthere, too, as a subliminal signal that I might be able to program.Or I could ask what the hell is the point of me writing a cover letter at all? If the idea is toprove that I am willing to put in extra time, then ChatGPT has reduced the effort of writing ageneric cover letter to almost nothing. I know you have to filter people out somehow. Butwouldn’t getting us to do some kind of aptitude or personality test tell you more about mycandidacy?I can ___ (make) all of the same boasts in the CV you also asked for, and on LinkedIn(where I may be less likely to make things up). I have followed all of the usual advice on coverletters, as has almost every other applicant. The only defensible argument that I can ___ (think)of for requesting a cover letter is that you might stumble across a candidate honest enough totell you what they think and memorable enough to warrant an interview.I look forward to meeting you in person soon.Yours sincerely, Frank Lee.(Available at: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/09/05/the-mystery-of-the-cover-letter – textspecially adapted for this test). The underlined structure “a few” (l. 06) refers to “experiences and skills” (l. 05), which are countable nouns in the context presented in the article. Mark the alternative below that shows other nouns that could be preceded by “a few”. The underlined structure “a few” (l. 06) refers to “experiences and skills” (l. 05), which are countable nouns in the context presented in the article. Mark the alternative below that shows other nouns that could be preceded by “a few”.

The underlined structure “a few” (l. 06) refers to “exper...

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Língua Inglesa Substantivos contáveis e incontáveis | Countable and uncountable

Ano: 2024

Banca: Fundação Universidade Empresa de Tecnologia e Ciências - FUNDATEC

Prova: FUNDATEC - Prefeitura de Cruz Alta - Professor de Ensino Fundamental - Área: Inglês - 2024

The underlined structure “a few” (l. 06) refers to “experiences and skills” (l. 05), which are countable nouns in the context presented in the article. Mark the alternative below that shows other nouns that could be preceded by “a few”.

chair – idea

music – information

project – advice

furniture – company

water – software

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The underlined structure “a few” (l. 06) refers to “experiences and skills” (l. 05), wh...