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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 536 · 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) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  2. 2.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  4. 4.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) nobody
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.💌 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
  11. 11.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 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) only if you won (d) no, never
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 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
  28. 28.💌 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
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  34. 34.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks

Answer key

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

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