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