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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 171 · 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) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  2. 2.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  6. 6.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  15. 15.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  23. 23.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  26. 26.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  31. 31.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  35. 35.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  38. 38.💌 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
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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