Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 34 · 40 questions

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.

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

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