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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 648 · 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) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  4. 4.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) never
  6. 6.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  9. 9.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  21. 21.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  28. 28.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💌 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 sign-off (d) the thanks
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  33. 33.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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