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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 812 · 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: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  3. 3.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  6. 6.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  9. 9.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  10. 10.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  16. 16.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  18. 18.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows off (c) it shows you listened (d) it fills space
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  20. 20.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  24. 24.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.💌 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  29. 29.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  33. 33.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) never (d) before the interview
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  38. 38.💌 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) the thanks (d) your interest
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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