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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 506 · 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) within 24 hours (b) never (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  5. 5.💌 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
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  9. 9.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  26. 26.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  30. 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  33. 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  38. 38.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  40. 40.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only if you won

Answer key

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

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