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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 584 · 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.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  14. 14.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  15. 15.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) within 24 hours (d) after a month
  16. 16.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  37. 37.💌 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) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  40. 40.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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