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