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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 815 · 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) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  2. 2.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  3. 3.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  5. 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it shows you listened
  13. 13.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) asking for the result
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) spelling names right
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  31. 31.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  33. 33.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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  38. 38.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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