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