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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 571 · 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) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.💌 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
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 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
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  13. 13.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  19. 19.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💌 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
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  24. 24.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  30. 30.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  32. 32.💌 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) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  37. 37.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  40. 40.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space

Answer key

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

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