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