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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 266 · 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 good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  3. 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  11. 11.💌 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
  12. 12.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) before the interview
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.💌 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
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.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
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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