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