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Cover Letter Practice Jobs

Imagine you are a Year 10 student in Aotearoa New Zealand looking for a first part-time job. Read the three job advertisements, compare what each employer needs, then plan and draft a cover letter. Use truthful examples from school, home, sport, hobbies or community activities.

Read the job advertisements

All three roles are fictional. Check the duties, hours, pay and qualities requested before choosing where you would apply.

COMMUNITY GARDEN HELPER Kōwhai Community Garden Help prepare planting beds, welcome weekend visitors and keep tools tidy. We need someone reliable, practical and willing to work as part of a team. Saturdays, 9 am–1 pm. Pay: $18 per hour.

CINEMA USHER Harbourlight Cinema Welcome customers, check tickets and help keep the foyer clean and safe. We need someone friendly, punctual and calm when it is busy. Friday evenings, 5 pm–9 pm. Pay: $19 per hour.

LOCAL MARKET ASSISTANT Riverside Saturday Market Set up a stall, arrange produce and help customers with simple questions. We need someone organised, careful with money and confident speaking politely. Saturdays, 8 am–12 pm. Pay: $20 per hour.

1.Which role pays the highest hourly rate? Name the role and calculate how much more it pays per hour than the lowest-paid role.

2.You are available on Saturday mornings but not Friday evenings. Which job fits your availability? Select one.

Cinema Usher only
Community Garden Helper or Local Market Assistant
All three jobs

3.An applicant says, “I have helped organise equipment for my sports team and always return it after practice.” Which advertised quality does this example show most clearly? Explain your choice.

4.True or false: A cover letter should repeat every sentence in the job advertisement without adding your own evidence.

TrueFalse

Match your evidence to a role

Choose one advertisement. Strong applications connect a quality the employer wants with a specific example and explain why that example matters.

5.Choose one job. Name one quality it asks for, then describe a genuine example from your life that could demonstrate that quality. If you do not have work experience, use an example from school, home, sport or a hobby.

6.The market assistant role involves handling payments. Write one sensible action an applicant could take to show they would handle money carefully.

7.Complete the sentence to begin a useful cover-letter plan: “I am applying for the role of at .”

8.Complete the sentence to explain your interest in the role: “I am interested because .”

9.Complete the sentence by naming a quality and giving a specific example: “One example that shows I can is .”

Draft and check your cover letter

Use a polite greeting, name the role, explain your interest, support your qualities with evidence, and close professionally. Do not include private details such as your home address or phone number in this practice draft.

10.Draft a cover letter of about three short paragraphs for one advertised role. Include the organisation and job title, why you are interested, at least one relevant quality, a specific example, and a polite closing.

11.Proofread your draft. Select every feature that a professional cover letter should have.

The correct job title and organisation
A specific, truthful example of a relevant quality
Slang and jokes so the letter sounds casual
Complete sentences and a polite closing

12.Improve this weak sentence for an application to the Local Market Assistant role: “I’m good with people and stuff.” Rewrite it using a clear quality and a specific, truthful example from your life.