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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 33 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  2. 2.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  6. 6.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.💌 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) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  9. 9.💌 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 thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  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) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  11. 11.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  28. 28.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  32. 32.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  34. 34.💌 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
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  37. 37.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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