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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 162 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  2. 2.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  8. 8.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  9. 9.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) short and specific
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  15. 15.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  25. 25.💌 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
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  27. 27.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  40. 40.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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