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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 874 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  4. 4.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  9. 9.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  10. 10.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) a short note
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  13. 13.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  17. 17.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it shows you listened (d) it asks for marks
  22. 22.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  23. 23.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) only with a gift (c) only if you won (d) no, never
  26. 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
  29. 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  30. 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) thanking each person
  40. 40.💌 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

Answer key

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

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