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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 499 · 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? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  4. 4.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  9. 9.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  21. 21.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  24. 24.💌 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
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off

Answer key

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

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