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