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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 141 · 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: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) a copied template
  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 of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  7. 7.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  15. 15.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  23. 23.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  24. 24.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  33. 33.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  39. 39.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 copied template
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest

Answer key

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

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