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