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