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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 401 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  3. 3.💌 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
  4. 4.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  6. 6.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  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.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 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) no, never (d) only with a gift
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  16. 16.💌 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
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  18. 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  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 part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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