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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 756 · 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.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  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) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  7. 7.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  13. 13.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  17. 17.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  20. 20.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  21. 21.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  24. 24.💌 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
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.💌 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  32. 32.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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