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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 338 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  11. 11.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  13. 13.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  15. 15.💌 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
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  17. 17.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  22. 22.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  25. 25.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  34. 34.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  36. 36.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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