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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 799 · 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) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  2. 2.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  4. 4.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  8. 8.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  11. 11.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  18. 18.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  20. 20.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  23. 23.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  26. 26.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
  29. 29.💌 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
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  31. 31.💌 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 sign-off (d) the thanks
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  39. 39.💌 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
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off

Answer key

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

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