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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 122 · 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 good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  2. 2.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  7. 7.💌 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
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  13. 13.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  31. 31.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  36. 36.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  40. 40.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened

Answer key

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

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