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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 550 · 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.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  3. 3.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.💌 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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  17. 17.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  19. 19.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  21. 21.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) a copied template
  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) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  28. 28.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  30. 30.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” 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) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  32. 32.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  39. 39.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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