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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 190 · 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.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💌 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) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  3. 3.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  8. 8.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  20. 20.💌 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
  21. 21.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 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
  29. 29.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  33. 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  35. 35.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  39. 39.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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