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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 168 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  7. 7.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 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) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  31. 31.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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