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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 577 · 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.💌 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  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? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) only if you won
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 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) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  34. 34.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  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) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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