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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 349 · 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 if you won (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  11. 11.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  16. 16.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  25. 25.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  32. 32.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  37. 37.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  38. 38.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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