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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 642 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  10. 10.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  13. 13.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  14. 14.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it fills space
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  21. 21.💌 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
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  36. 36.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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