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