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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 412 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  2. 2.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  7. 7.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  9. 9.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  14. 14.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  17. 17.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  19. 19.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 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
  25. 25.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  30. 30.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  34. 34.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  37. 37.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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