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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 887 · 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.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) waiting two weeks
  3. 3.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) before the interview (c) after a month (d) within 24 hours
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  6. 6.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  10. 10.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  11. 11.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  13. 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  14. 14.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  15. 15.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  16. 16.💌 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
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  18. 18.💌 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
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  28. 28.💌 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) a short note
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  36. 36.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  37. 37.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result

Answer key

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

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