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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 460 · 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 short note (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  6. 6.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  17. 17.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  21. 21.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  27. 27.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  29. 29.💌 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
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  40. 40.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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