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