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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 193 · 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.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  2. 2.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  5. 5.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  26. 26.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  40. 40.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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