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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 446 · 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 poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  11. 11.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  13. 13.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
  14. 14.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  21. 21.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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