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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 768 · 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) a short note (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) thanking each person
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) never (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  14. 14.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
  16. 16.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  18. 18.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) adding demands
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  25. 25.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) nobody (d) only the youngest
  26. 26.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
  27. 27.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) spelling names right
  29. 29.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  31. 31.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  36. 36.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  38. 38.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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