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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 344 · 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 long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  2. 2.💌 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 sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  3. 3.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  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 of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  8. 8.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  10. 10.💌 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
  11. 11.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) before the interview
  17. 17.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  23. 23.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  38. 38.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  40. 40.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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