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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 910 · 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.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
  3. 3.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  5. 5.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  7. 7.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  8. 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  10. 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  14. 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right
  15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  16. 16.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  17. 17.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
  20. 20.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) a polite sign-off
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  23. 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  25. 25.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  27. 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) adding demands
  28. 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  29. 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) a polite sign-off
  33. 33.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) only the youngest (c) all of them (d) nobody
  34. 34.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  36. 36.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) no, never (d) yes, it is still polite
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  39. 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) adding demands (c) a polite sign-off (d) a copied template
  40. 40.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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