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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 152 · 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 poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  8. 8.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  10. 10.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  13. 13.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  20. 20.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  26. 26.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  40. 40.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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