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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 800 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  3. 3.💌 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 sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.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
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  9. 9.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  15. 15.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  22. 22.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  24. 24.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) only if you won
  25. 25.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  30. 30.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) a copied template
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  34. 34.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (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? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  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: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks

Answer key

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

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