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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 137 · 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) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  3. 3.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  11. 11.💌 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) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  12. 12.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  16. 16.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  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 sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  26. 26.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  29. 29.🔍 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
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  31. 31.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  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 of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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