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