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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 475 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 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
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.💌 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) only with a gift (d) no, never
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  8. 8.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 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
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  16. 16.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  18. 18.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  23. 23.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.💌 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) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  30. 30.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  32. 32.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  38. 38.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day

Answer key

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

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