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