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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 65 · 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.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.💌 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
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) never (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  15. 15.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  19. 19.💌 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
  20. 20.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  31. 31.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  36. 36.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) short and specific
  38. 38.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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