Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 445 · 40 questions

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.

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

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