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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 43 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  5. 5.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  8. 8.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  19. 19.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  30. 30.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  38. 38.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  40. 40.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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