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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 749 · 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 of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  2. 2.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  5. 5.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  12. 12.💌 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
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  15. 15.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  17. 17.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  22. 22.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  25. 25.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💌 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) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands

Answer key

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

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