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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 385 · 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.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  3. 3.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  10. 10.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  21. 21.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  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) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  26. 26.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.💌 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
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  38. 38.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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