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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 285 · 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 poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) just the first one
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💌 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
  14. 14.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  16. 16.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  22. 22.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  27. 27.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  30. 30.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 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) the thanks (d) your interest
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  34. 34.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 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
  36. 36.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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