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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 674 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  4. 4.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  9. 9.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 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
  11. 11.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💌 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  20. 20.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  27. 27.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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