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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 139 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  3. 3.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  9. 9.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) nobody
  10. 10.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  13. 13.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  14. 14.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) never (d) after a month
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  26. 26.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  32. 32.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  37. 37.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  40. 40.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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