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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 984 · 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: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  2. 2.💌 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) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  3. 3.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  4. 4.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) misspelling their name (d) a long essay
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) only with a gift (c) yes, it is still polite (d) no, never
  9. 9.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
  10. 10.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) short and specific (c) long and general (d) full of demands
  12. 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) spelling names right (d) a short note
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
  14. 14.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a short note
  16. 16.💌 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) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  17. 17.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) asking for the result (c) waiting two weeks (d) sending it the same day
  18. 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  19. 19.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) misspelling their name (c) waiting two weeks (d) a copied template
  21. 21.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) thanking each person
  22. 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) misspelling their name (c) a polite sign-off (d) naming one detail
  23. 23.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) never (c) after a month (d) before the interview
  24. 24.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  26. 26.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
  28. 28.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it asks for marks
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) a copied template
  30. 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
  31. 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a long essay (c) misspelling their name (d) naming one detail
  33. 33.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) spelling names right (c) adding demands (d) thanking each person
  35. 35.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) thanking each person (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
  37. 37.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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