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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 410 · 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: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) only if you won
  5. 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  6. 6.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  11. 11.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  14. 14.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.💌 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  40. 40.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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