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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 472 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  3. 3.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it fills space (d) it shows off
  13. 13.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  16. 16.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  17. 17.💌 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) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  25. 25.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  33. 33.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  36. 36.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  38. 38.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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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