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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 379 · 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: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  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.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  9. 9.💌 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
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.💌 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) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  17. 17.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) after a month
  19. 19.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💌 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) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  25. 25.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  31. 31.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  37. 37.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  39. 39.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person

Answer key

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

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