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