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 poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) a copied template (c) naming one detail (d) spelling names right
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a copied template (c) adding demands (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) asking for the result (d) a short note
- 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the sign-off
- 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Sincerely, Tara Menon” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 6.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 8.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: naming one detail? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 9.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 10.💌 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
- 11.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) sending it the same day (c) a polite sign-off (d) waiting two weeks
- 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 13.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) adding demands (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
- 15.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
- 17.True or false: “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 18.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) within 24 hours (b) after a month (c) before the interview (d) never
- 19.💌 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
- 20.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a copied template (b) a long essay (c) sending it the same day (d) waiting two weeks
- 21.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
- 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) waiting two weeks (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
- 24.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) no, never (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only if you won (d) only with a gift
- 25.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
- 26.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) full of demands (c) long and general (d) short and specific
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) waiting two weeks (d) a short note
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) a polite sign-off (c) adding demands (d) a short note
- 29.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 30.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) misspelling their name (c) a copied template (d) thanking each person
- 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the thanks (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 32.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 34.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) a detail you recall (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
- 35.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) thanking each person (d) spelling names right
- 37.True or false: “I would love to help with the summer reading drive.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) spelling names right (d) misspelling their name
- 39.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) spelling names right (b) a copied template (c) misspelling their name (d) waiting two weeks
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
Answer key
- a copied template
- naming one detail
- asking for the result
- your interest
- the sign-off
- the sign-off
- a detail you recall
- a good note habit
- False
- a detail you recall
- waiting two weeks
- the thanks
- False
- a short note
- False
- your interest
- True
- within 24 hours
- the sign-off
- sending it the same day
- False
- thanking each person
- naming one detail
- yes, it is still polite
- the thanks
- short and specific
- waiting two weeks
- adding demands
- a good note habit
- thanking each person
- your interest
- True
- a poor note habit
- the sign-off
- True
- a long essay
- False
- misspelling their name
- spelling names right
- misspelling their name
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