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) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
- 2.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) a detail you recall (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) the thanks
- 3.💌 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
- 4.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) sending it the same day (d) a polite sign-off
- 5.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) a short note (c) misspelling their name (d) sending it the same day
- 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
- 8.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short note (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) a copied template
- 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 11.True or false: “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) spelling names right (d) adding demands
- 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 14.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 16.💌 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
- 17.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 18.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) long and general (c) short and specific (d) a copy-paste
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
- 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 21.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) your interest
- 22.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) a detail you recall (d) your interest
- 23.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 26.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 27.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) thanking each person (c) a copied template (d) misspelling their name
- 29.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) waiting two weeks (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) a polite sign-off
- 34.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) naming one detail (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
- 35.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 36.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) misspelling their name (d) asking for the result
- 37.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) sending it the same day
- 38.💌 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 thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
- 39.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
- 40.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- sending it the same day
- the thanks
- yes, it is still polite
- waiting two weeks
- a good note habit
- misspelling their name
- the thanks
- False
- a copied template
- the thanks
- True
- adding demands
- the sign-off
- False
- a poor note habit
- within 24 hours
- True
- short and specific
- thanking each person
- a good note habit
- the sign-off
- your interest
- False
- a good note habit
- a poor note habit
- a poor note habit
- False
- thanking each person
- True
- a good note habit
- a detail you recall
- waiting two weeks
- a polite sign-off
- a copied template
- a good note habit
- a polite sign-off
- adding demands
- a detail you recall
- all of them
- True
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