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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 384 · 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) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (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 thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  5. 5.💌 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
  6. 6.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) never (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  19. 19.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  22. 22.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  32. 32.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  36. 36.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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