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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 294 · 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) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  2. 2.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 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
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  16. 16.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  17. 17.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.💌 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  27. 27.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  29. 29.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  30. 30.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  33. 33.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off

Answer key

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

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