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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 626 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  2. 2.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  6. 6.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  21. 21.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  24. 24.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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