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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 586 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) after a month
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  10. 10.💌 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) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 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
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  26. 26.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  32. 32.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it fills space

Answer key

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

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