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