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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 463 · 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 good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  4. 4.💌 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
  5. 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) never
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  15. 15.💌 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) only with a gift (d) no, never
  16. 16.💌 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
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 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
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  32. 32.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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