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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 798 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a long essay
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  5. 5.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  7. 7.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) just the first one
  8. 8.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) short and specific
  11. 11.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) never (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  14. 14.💌 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
  15. 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  17. 17.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) spelling names right
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  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.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) spelling names right
  33. 33.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  35. 35.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 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
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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