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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 184 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  4. 4.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  6. 6.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 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 thanks (d) the sign-off
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  10. 10.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  11. 11.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  17. 17.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  20. 20.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  24. 24.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) only with a gift
  31. 31.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result

Answer key

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

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