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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 79 · 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? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.💌 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) your interest (d) the sign-off
  9. 9.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
  10. 10.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  13. 13.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  19. 19.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it shows you listened
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  21. 21.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 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) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  25. 25.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  27. 27.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 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 thanks (d) the sign-off
  33. 33.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
  34. 34.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  37. 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  38. 38.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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