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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 699 · 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.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  2. 2.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💌 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 if you won (d) only with a gift
  4. 4.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  5. 5.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.💌 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
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 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
  24. 24.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  26. 26.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  28. 28.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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