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