← The thank-you note lesson New set →

Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 435 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. adding demands
  2. False
  3. False
  4. a good note habit
  5. a polite sign-off
  6. asking for the result
  7. a good note habit
  8. thanking each person
  9. spelling names right
  10. True
  11. False
  12. the sign-off
  13. False
  14. a poor note habit
  15. False
  16. the sign-off
  17. waiting two weeks
  18. within 24 hours
  19. yes, it is still polite
  20. a detail you recall
  21. a poor note habit
  22. sending it the same day
  23. it shows you listened
  24. waiting two weeks
  25. a detail you recall
  26. a good note habit
  27. a detail you recall
  28. False
  29. True
  30. your interest
  31. True
  32. True
  33. short and specific
  34. a good note habit
  35. a long essay
  36. False
  37. a short note
  38. the thanks
  39. thanking each person
  40. all of them

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students