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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 318 · 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) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.💌 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
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows off (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  14. 14.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 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
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  17. 17.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  19. 19.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) only if you won
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  21. 21.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  26. 26.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks

Answer key

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

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