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