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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 741 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  9. 9.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) nobody
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  18. 18.💌 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
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) never
  25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  32. 32.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 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
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
  37. 37.💌 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
  38. 38.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  40. 40.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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