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