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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 232 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  6. 6.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  7. 7.💌 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
  8. 8.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  9. 9.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  15. 15.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  25. 25.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  36. 36.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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