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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 855 · 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) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  3. 3.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) a copy-paste
  6. 6.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) only if you won (d) yes, it is still polite
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  8. 8.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
  9. 9.💌 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
  10. 10.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows off
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  13. 13.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  18. 18.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  19. 19.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
  21. 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  24. 24.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  28. 28.💌 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) your interest (d) the sign-off
  29. 29.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a short note (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day

Answer key

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

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