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