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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 227 · 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.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  3. 3.💌 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  9. 9.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  16. 16.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  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 of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  20. 20.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  23. 23.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  26. 26.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  36. 36.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) never
  37. 37.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  39. 39.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift

Answer key

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

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