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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 287 · 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) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  2. 2.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) within 24 hours (d) after a month
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  4. 4.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  14. 14.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 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) no, never (d) only if you won
  16. 16.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  19. 19.💌 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (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) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  25. 25.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.💌 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
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  37. 37.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest

Answer key

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

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