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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 345 · 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.💌 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.💌 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) the thanks (d) your interest
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  13. 13.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  14. 14.💌 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) the sign-off (d) your interest
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  17. 17.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  18. 18.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  25. 25.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  38. 38.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off

Answer key

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

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