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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 312 · 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) a short note (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  3. 3.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 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) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  18. 18.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  25. 25.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  36. 36.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall

Answer key

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

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