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