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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 292 · 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) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  2. 2.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  6. 6.💌 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) the thanks (d) your interest
  7. 7.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  16. 16.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  30. 30.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  39. 39.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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