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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 273 · 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: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  12. 12.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  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.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  23. 23.💌 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) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  36. 36.💌 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 sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name

Answer key

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

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