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