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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 150 · 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.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  3. 3.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 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
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  8. 8.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  16. 16.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  17. 17.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  23. 23.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 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
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name

Answer key

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

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