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