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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 615 · 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.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 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
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  12. 12.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  15. 15.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  18. 18.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  22. 22.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  25. 25.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  28. 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  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) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  40. 40.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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