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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

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

Answer key

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

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