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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 195 · 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.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  6. 6.💌 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
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  8. 8.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  9. 9.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) only if you won (c) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  17. 17.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) never (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  35. 35.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  39. 39.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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