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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 625 · 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 good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  3. 3.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  20. 20.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it shows off
  21. 21.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  22. 22.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  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? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  28. 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 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
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.💌 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
  36. 36.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) never (c) within 24 hours (d) after a month
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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