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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 549 · 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.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  3. 3.💌 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
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  11. 11.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  23. 23.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  25. 25.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  30. 30.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  39. 39.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one

Answer key

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

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