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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 898 · 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 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
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) a long essay
  3. 3.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  5. 5.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  6. 6.💌 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
  7. 7.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
  8. 8.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💌 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
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  11. 11.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  13. 13.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  15. 15.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  23. 23.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
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  25. 25.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  26. 26.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it fills space (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  28. 28.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  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 your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) yes, it is still polite (b) no, never (c) only if you won (d) only with a gift
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) misspelling their name (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” 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) naming one detail (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) adding demands

Answer key

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

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