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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 614 · 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.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  7. 7.💌 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
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  10. 10.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  13. 13.💌 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
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  18. 18.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  22. 22.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  24. 24.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a copied template
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  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.💌 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
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  35. 35.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  39. 39.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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