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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 727 · 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) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  20. 20.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.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) misspelling their name
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  30. 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  33. 33.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.💌 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
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  37. 37.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template

Answer key

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

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