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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 591 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  4. 4.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  5. 5.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  8. 8.💌 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) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.💌 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 thanks (d) the sign-off
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  23. 23.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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