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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 264 · 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.💌 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
  2. 2.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  6. 6.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  9. 9.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  12. 12.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  14. 14.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  32. 32.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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