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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 386 · 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.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  2. 2.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  6. 6.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  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.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  12. 12.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  14. 14.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  17. 17.💌 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) no, never (d) only if you won
  18. 18.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 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
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  30. 30.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  35. 35.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.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
  38. 38.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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