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