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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 217 · 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) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  4. 4.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 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
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  16. 16.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  20. 20.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  27. 27.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  34. 34.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (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. all of them
  4. False
  5. a long essay
  6. a poor note habit
  7. a good note habit
  8. False
  9. the sign-off
  10. a good note habit
  11. a detail you recall
  12. thanking each person
  13. a polite sign-off
  14. the thanks
  15. your interest
  16. True
  17. misspelling their name
  18. the thanks
  19. asking for the result
  20. True
  21. your interest
  22. your interest
  23. thanking each person
  24. False
  25. naming one detail
  26. the sign-off
  27. True
  28. short and specific
  29. a good note habit
  30. a good note habit
  31. False
  32. False
  33. within 24 hours
  34. False
  35. misspelling their name
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a poor note habit
  39. True
  40. the sign-off

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