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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 873 · 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: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  7. 7.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) nobody (d) just the first one
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  12. 12.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  14. 14.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  17. 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  18. 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  19. 19.💌 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  22. 22.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
  23. 23.💌 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
  24. 24.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  28. 28.💌 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
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.💌 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 sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) a short note
  32. 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  33. 33.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) naming one detail
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name

Answer key

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

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