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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 334 · 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.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  5. 5.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  6. 6.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 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
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  12. 12.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  21. 21.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) never (d) after a month
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  26. 26.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  28. 28.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 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) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  34. 34.💌 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
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day

Answer key

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

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