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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 197 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  7. 7.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  11. 11.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  12. 12.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  18. 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  20. 20.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) before the interview (d) never
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  30. 30.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 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 thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  32. 32.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  37. 37.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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