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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 200 · 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? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  2. 2.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  5. 5.💌 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
  6. 6.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it shows you listened
  8. 8.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 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 thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.💌 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
  19. 19.💌 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) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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