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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 917 · 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.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) before the interview (d) after a month
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) thanking each person (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  4. 4.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  7. 7.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) spelling names right (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  10. 10.💌 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 sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  11. 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) a polite sign-off (d) spelling names right
  12. 12.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) thanking each person
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) adding demands
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) a polite sign-off
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
  21. 21.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only with a gift (b) no, never (c) yes, it is still polite (d) only if you won
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  24. 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) sending it the same day
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  27. 27.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) a copied template
  29. 29.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) a copy-paste (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  31. 31.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) misspelling their name
  34. 34.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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