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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 776 · 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 good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
  2. 2.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  4. 4.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  12. 12.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  18. 18.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  19. 19.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  34. 34.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  37. 37.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) all of them

Answer key

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

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