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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 85 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  4. 4.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) a copied template
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) thanking each person
  7. 7.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.💌 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) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  15. 15.💌 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
  16. 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  22. 22.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💌 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  25. 25.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  26. 26.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  27. 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  28. 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  30. 30.💌 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit

Answer key

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

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