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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 372 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  9. 9.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  11. 11.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  31. 31.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  37. 37.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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