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