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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 676 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  2. 2.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  15. 15.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  25. 25.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  27. 27.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  38. 38.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  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: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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