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