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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 91 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) just the first one (d) all of them
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  5. 5.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) after a month (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  6. 6.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  9. 9.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  10. 10.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  11. 11.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  16. 16.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) a long essay
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  18. 18.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  19. 19.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it shows off
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) a polite sign-off
  21. 21.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  28. 28.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) short and specific
  29. 29.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  31. 31.💌 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) waiting two weeks
  35. 35.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) misspelling their name
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  38. 38.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) a copied template (d) asking for the result
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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