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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 98 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  2. 2.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) within 24 hours (d) never
  3. 3.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  4. 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  5. 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  6. 6.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  7. 7.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it asks for marks (d) it fills space
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) a long essay (d) sending it the same day
  9. 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  11. 11.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) waiting two weeks (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
  12. 12.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) short and specific (d) long and general
  13. 13.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
  14. 14.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) nobody (b) just the first one (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a long essay (d) adding demands
  16. 16.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) a long essay
  17. 17.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
  18. 18.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) asking for the result (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  20. 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  21. 21.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a short note (c) a long essay (d) naming one detail
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) waiting two weeks (c) a polite sign-off (d) adding demands
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
  27. 27.💌 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) the sign-off (d) your interest
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  29. 29.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  30. 30.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
  35. 35.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) thanking each person (d) waiting two weeks
  37. 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) a short note (d) naming one detail
  38. 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest

Answer key

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

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