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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 414 · 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 short note (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  6. 6.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  10. 10.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  22. 22.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  30. 30.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  32. 32.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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