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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 300 · 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) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  2. 2.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  4. 4.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  5. 5.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  7. 7.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) never
  9. 9.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  10. 10.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  14. 14.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  24. 24.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it shows you listened
  34. 34.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) just the first one
  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 part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template

Answer key

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

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