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