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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 613 · 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 polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  4. 4.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  10. 10.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  12. 12.💌 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 sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  23. 23.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  26. 26.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  31. 31.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  39. 39.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off

Answer key

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

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