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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 353 · 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.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  4. 4.💌 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) the thanks (d) your interest
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  13. 13.💌 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 thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  16. 16.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💌 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) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  19. 19.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💌 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
  21. 21.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  24. 24.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  27. 27.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  30. 30.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  35. 35.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  40. 40.💌 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

Answer key

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

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