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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 479 · 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: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  7. 7.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  14. 14.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it fills space
  15. 15.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  25. 25.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  30. 30.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  36. 36.💌 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
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  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) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  40. 40.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours

Answer key

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

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