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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 802 · 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.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) nobody
  5. 5.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  15. 15.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  18. 18.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  19. 19.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) within 24 hours
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) adding demands
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  29. 29.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) thanking each person
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  38. 38.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  39. 39.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

Answer key

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

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