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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 183 · 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) after a month (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  6. 6.💌 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
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  11. 11.💌 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 sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  14. 14.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) nobody
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  25. 25.💌 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
  26. 26.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it shows off
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  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 of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  31. 31.💌 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 sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  32. 32.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  37. 37.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) a copied template

Answer key

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

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