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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 207 · 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? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  5. 5.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  7. 7.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 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
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  18. 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) no, never (c) only if you won (d) only with a gift
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  27. 27.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  29. 29.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall

Answer key

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

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