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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 840 · 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: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  3. 3.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) sending it the same day
  13. 13.💌 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
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) spelling names right
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) a polite sign-off
  20. 20.💌 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
  21. 21.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) adding demands (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.💌 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
  26. 26.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  30. 30.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  32. 32.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
  35. 35.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 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
  37. 37.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
  38. 38.💌 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
  39. 39.💌 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note

Answer key

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

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