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