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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 326 · 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.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 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
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  8. 8.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  10. 10.💌 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) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  17. 17.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  23. 23.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  26. 26.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  29. 29.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest

Answer key

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

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