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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 964 · 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.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  2. 2.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  3. 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) all of them (b) only the youngest (c) just the first one (d) nobody
  4. 4.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  7. 7.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  8. 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) naming one detail
  10. 10.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  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: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) never (b) within 24 hours (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  15. 15.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) only if you won (c) only with a gift (d) yes, it is still polite
  16. 16.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  22. 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  23. 23.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.💌 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
  25. 25.💌 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
  26. 26.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a polite sign-off
  28. 28.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  29. 29.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
  30. 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  32. 32.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  33. 33.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) asking for the result
  34. 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) asking for the result
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  37. 37.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  39. 39.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result

Answer key

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

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