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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 805 · 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 of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  8. 8.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  10. 10.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a short note (c) a copied template (d) naming one detail
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  14. 14.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) adding demands
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  18. 18.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  20. 20.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.💌 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  24. 24.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  30. 30.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  36. 36.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  37. 37.💌 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
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.💌 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 thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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