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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 553 · 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: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  13. 13.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it fills space (d) it shows you listened
  14. 14.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  17. 17.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  36. 36.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  39. 39.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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