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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 28 · 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) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  4. 4.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  9. 9.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  13. 13.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  20. 20.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  21. 21.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  28. 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right

Answer key

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

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