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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 119 · 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 of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  10. 10.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.💌 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 thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  13. 13.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) only if you won
  16. 16.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  28. 28.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  39. 39.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template

Answer key

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

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