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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 952 · 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.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  5. 5.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a polite sign-off (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  6. 6.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) a copy-paste
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) a short note
  8. 8.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows off (d) it fills space
  10. 10.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) no, never (d) only with a gift
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  12. 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) your interest
  13. 13.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  14. 14.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  16. 16.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (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) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) a polite sign-off (d) misspelling their name
  22. 22.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) asking for the result (c) a copied template (d) waiting two weeks
  24. 24.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  26. 26.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  27. 27.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) never (c) within 24 hours (d) before the interview
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
  30. 30.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) a copied template
  33. 33.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) misspelling their name (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  36. 36.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) all of them (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  38. 38.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  39. 39.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks

Answer key

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

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