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 good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
- 2.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
- 4.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 5.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) naming one detail (c) adding demands (d) a long essay
- 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
- 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 8.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
- 9.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 12.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) spelling names right (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
- 13.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) full of demands
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
- 15.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a long essay (d) a short note
- 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 17.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 18.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) asking for the result (d) adding demands
- 21.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
- 22.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) asking for the result (d) a short note
- 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 27.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) a short note (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
- 28.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) thanking each person (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
- 30.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) asking for the result (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
- 31.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
- 35.💌 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
- 36.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) only the youngest
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) asking for the result (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
- 38.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a copied template
- 40.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it fills space (c) it asks for marks (d) it shows you listened
Answer key
- spelling names right
- True
- a long essay
- a good note habit
- naming one detail
- the sign-off
- a detail you recall
- the thanks
- True
- False
- a good note habit
- a long essay
- short and specific
- waiting two weeks
- a short note
- a good note habit
- a poor note habit
- True
- False
- a polite sign-off
- waiting two weeks
- True
- your interest
- a poor note habit
- a short note
- a poor note habit
- a copied template
- a good note habit
- thanking each person
- asking for the result
- False
- False
- False
- sending it the same day
- your interest
- all of them
- asking for the result
- your interest
- a copied template
- it shows you listened
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