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