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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 388 · 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) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  2. 2.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  9. 9.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  18. 18.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it fills space (d) it shows off
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  25. 25.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  28. 28.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) never (d) before the interview
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  38. 38.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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