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