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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 317 · 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 poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  2. 2.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  4. 4.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  7. 7.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  15. 15.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  19. 19.💌 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
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  27. 27.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  29. 29.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  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? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  35. 35.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 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 sign-off (d) the thanks
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name

Answer key

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

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