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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 837 · 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 part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  2. 2.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) all of them
  4. 4.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  8. 8.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  10. 10.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  15. 15.💌 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) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  19. 19.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  20. 20.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part 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) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  22. 22.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  23. 23.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  24. 24.💌 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) your interest (d) the thanks
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  29. 29.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) waiting two weeks
  35. 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  36. 36.💌 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 sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  37. 37.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💌 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay

Answer key

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

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