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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 688 · 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.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  5. 5.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) within 24 hours (c) before the interview (d) never
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only if you won
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  31. 31.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  38. 38.💌 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) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands

Answer key

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

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