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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 436 · 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 of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  9. 9.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  11. 11.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) only if you won
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  19. 19.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  21. 21.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  29. 29.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  30. 30.💌 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
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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