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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 103 · 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.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  5. 5.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  9. 9.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) before the interview
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  23. 23.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  33. 33.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  38. 38.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  40. 40.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) no, never

Answer key

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

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