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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 729 · 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) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  2. 2.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  7. 7.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  10. 10.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows off (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  12. 12.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) just the first one
  14. 14.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  17. 17.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  20. 20.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) within 24 hours (c) never (d) after a month
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  26. 26.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.💌 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) the sign-off (d) your interest
  35. 35.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall

Answer key

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

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