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