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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 474 · 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.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  6. 6.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  11. 11.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  21. 21.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) only if you won (c) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  24. 24.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  30. 30.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  31. 31.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 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 sign-off (d) the thanks
  33. 33.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  37. 37.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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