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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 827 · 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: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) only the youngest
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  5. 5.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  7. 7.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  11. 11.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) sending it the same day
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
  23. 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  25. 25.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) spelling names right (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  28. 28.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) misspelling their name
  37. 37.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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