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 of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) misspelling their name (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
- 2.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
- 3.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) spelling names right (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
- 4.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 6.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) sending it the same day (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
- 9.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 11.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it fills space (b) it asks for marks (c) it shows you listened (d) it shows off
- 12.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 13.💌 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) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
- 14.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) just the first one (b) all of them (c) only the youngest (d) nobody
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) spelling names right (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a long essay (c) adding demands (d) waiting two weeks
- 18.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
- 20.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
- 21.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) misspelling their name (b) a polite sign-off (c) asking for the result (d) a copied template
- 23.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💌 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
- 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 26.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) never (d) within 24 hours
- 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
- 28.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 29.💌 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) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) asking for the result (c) misspelling their name (d) thanking each person
- 31.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) adding demands (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
- 33.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) sending it the same day
- 37.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) a short note
- 38.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
Answer key
- spelling names right
- naming one detail
- waiting two weeks
- False
- a poor note habit
- False
- True
- adding demands
- True
- False
- it shows you listened
- a good note habit
- a detail you recall
- all of them
- spelling names right
- a long essay
- naming one detail
- a detail you recall
- your interest
- short and specific
- False
- a polite sign-off
- False
- the thanks
- a poor note habit
- within 24 hours
- the sign-off
- False
- the thanks
- thanking each person
- a good note habit
- a short note
- False
- True
- False
- misspelling their name
- a short note
- False
- a good note habit
- a copied template
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