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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 244 · 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.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  3. 3.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  6. 6.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  12. 12.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) never (d) after a month
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  15. 15.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  24. 24.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  27. 27.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  30. 30.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  34. 34.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  36. 36.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.💌 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
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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