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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 199 · 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.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  6. 6.💌 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 thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  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) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  8. 8.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  10. 10.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.🔍 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
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  21. 21.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  30. 30.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  35. 35.💌 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
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off

Answer key

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

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