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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

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

Answer key

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

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