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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 924 · 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) naming one detail (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) a short note
  2. 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) asking for the result (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  5. 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) asking for the result
  6. 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  7. 7.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) only the youngest (d) all of them
  8. 8.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) a polite sign-off (d) asking for the result
  9. 9.💌 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
  10. 10.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  12. 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  13. 13.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) a short note (d) a polite sign-off
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) full of demands (d) long and general
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  22. 22.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  23. 23.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) never (d) before the interview
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  27. 27.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  29. 29.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) waiting two weeks (c) adding demands (d) misspelling their name
  33. 33.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  35. 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  36. 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) a copied template (d) a long essay
  37. 37.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) sending it the same day
  39. 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands

Answer key

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

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