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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 587 · 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) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  5. 5.💌 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) your interest (d) the sign-off
  6. 6.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  14. 14.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  29. 29.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  31. 31.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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