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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 612 · 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 poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  4. 4.💌 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) the thanks (d) your interest
  5. 5.💌 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
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  13. 13.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  15. 15.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  26. 26.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
  32. 32.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  33. 33.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  37. 37.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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