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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 64 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  2. 2.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  12. 12.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a copied template
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  20. 20.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  22. 22.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  23. 23.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  25. 25.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  27. 27.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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