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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 380 · 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.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.💌 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
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  29. 29.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  35. 35.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 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) your interest (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name

Answer key

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

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