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