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