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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 575 · 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: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  3. 3.💌 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
  4. 4.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.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
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  8. 8.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  10. 10.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  19. 19.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  22. 22.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) before the interview (c) never (d) after a month
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  25. 25.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  28. 28.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  40. 40.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day

Answer key

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

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