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