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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 111 · 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.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  7. 7.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  9. 9.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it fills space (d) it shows you listened
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  15. 15.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  18. 18.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  27. 27.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  30. 30.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  33. 33.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  35. 35.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  40. 40.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never

Answer key

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

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