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