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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 573 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  10. 10.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it fills space (d) it shows off
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  13. 13.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  18. 18.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  25. 25.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  26. 26.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  29. 29.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  36. 36.💌 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
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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