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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 10 · 40 questions
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Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.

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  1. 1.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  8. 8.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  9. 9.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  18. 18.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  28. 28.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  31. 31.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  33. 33.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it fills space
  34. 34.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  40. 40.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a good note habit
  2. all of them
  3. a poor note habit
  4. False
  5. a detail you recall
  6. a poor note habit
  7. a polite sign-off
  8. yes, it is still polite
  9. True
  10. True
  11. your interest
  12. short and specific
  13. a detail you recall
  14. the thanks
  15. naming one detail
  16. misspelling their name
  17. a copied template
  18. True
  19. your interest
  20. the sign-off
  21. a short note
  22. a poor note habit
  23. a poor note habit
  24. False
  25. a poor note habit
  26. thanking each person
  27. spelling names right
  28. False
  29. sending it the same day
  30. waiting two weeks
  31. False
  32. the thanks
  33. it shows you listened
  34. False
  35. asking for the result
  36. your interest
  37. the sign-off
  38. spelling names right
  39. adding demands
  40. False

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