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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 502 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  3. 3.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  8. 8.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  10. 10.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💌 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
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.💌 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
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  38. 38.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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