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