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