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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 281 · 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) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  3. 3.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) after a month
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  13. 13.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  19. 19.💌 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
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.💌 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
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.💌 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
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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