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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 247 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  3. 3.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  8. 8.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  11. 11.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  14. 14.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  16. 16.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  18. 18.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  27. 27.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it fills space
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  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.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  32. 32.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template

Answer key

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

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