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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 221 · 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? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  3. 3.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  6. 6.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  8. 8.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  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 of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  28. 28.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  34. 34.💌 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
  35. 35.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  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: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  39. 39.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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