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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 258 · 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 of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  2. 2.💌 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) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  5. 5.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  6. 6.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) after a month
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  16. 16.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  17. 17.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  22. 22.💌 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
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  31. 31.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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