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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 826 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  5. 5.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.💌 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
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  9. 9.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  15. 15.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only with a gift
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  20. 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  21. 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  23. 23.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  27. 27.💌 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) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  29. 29.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  31. 31.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  38. 38.💌 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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