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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 253 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  4. 4.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  12. 12.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  30. 30.💌 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
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  34. 34.💌 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
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  36. 36.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  39. 39.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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