Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 198 · 40 questions

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.

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

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