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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 449 · 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) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  4. 4.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  11. 11.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  15. 15.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  17. 17.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  19. 19.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  21. 21.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  30. 30.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (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) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 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
  34. 34.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result

Answer key

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

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