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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 720 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  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 is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  8. 8.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  21. 21.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  23. 23.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  27. 27.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  30. 30.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  33. 33.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  37. 37.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  40. 40.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) only with a gift

Answer key

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

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