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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 700 · 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) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  2. 2.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 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) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  5. 5.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  9. 9.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) never (d) before the interview
  11. 11.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  14. 14.💌 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
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  18. 18.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  24. 24.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 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 thanks (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  32. 32.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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