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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 354 · 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.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  5. 5.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  11. 11.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  24. 24.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  28. 28.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  36. 36.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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