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