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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 712 · 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) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  4. 4.💌 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) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  5. 5.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  9. 9.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  10. 10.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  11. 11.💌 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
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.💌 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
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  22. 22.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  38. 38.💌 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
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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