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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 147 · 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: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (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) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  6. 6.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  8. 8.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  15. 15.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  24. 24.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.💌 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) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  40. 40.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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