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