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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 60 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) just the first one
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) short and specific
  4. 4.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  13. 13.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  16. 16.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  21. 21.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  23. 23.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) before the interview
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  28. 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  30. 30.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.💌 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
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  36. 36.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  39. 39.💌 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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