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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 444 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  3. 3.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it fills space (d) it shows you listened
  10. 10.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  12. 12.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.💌 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
  17. 17.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.💌 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 thanks (d) the sign-off
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  28. 28.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  30. 30.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  32. 32.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  36. 36.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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