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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 555 · 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.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  25. 25.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  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.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  29. 29.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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