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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 653 · 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.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💌 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  25. 25.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  26. 26.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  27. 27.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  31. 31.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  34. 34.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail

Answer key

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

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