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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 129 · 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) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  3. 3.💌 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) your interest (d) the sign-off
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  5. 5.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  8. 8.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  14. 14.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  16. 16.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  22. 22.💌 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 thanks (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  33. 33.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  40. 40.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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