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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 655 · 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: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  5. 5.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  12. 12.💌 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) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) only if you won
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  29. 29.💌 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
  30. 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.💌 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) the sign-off (d) your interest
  39. 39.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template

Answer key

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

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