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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 400 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  2. 2.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  3. 3.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 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) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  26. 26.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  29. 29.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  32. 32.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  34. 34.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  35. 35.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) long and general (d) short and specific
  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 thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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