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 would love to help with the summer reading drive.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 2.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
- 3.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) nobody (c) all of them (d) just the first one
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) naming one detail
- 5.True or false: “I am even more excited about joining your team.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) naming one detail (b) adding demands (c) spelling names right (d) thanking each person
- 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Warm regards, Kabir Shah” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) sending it the same day (c) misspelling their name (d) adding demands
- 9.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
- 10.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
- 12.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) the thanks (b) the sign-off (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
- 13.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Best regards, Rohan Das” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
- 14.True or false: “Best regards, Rohan Das” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” restates your interest. (a) True (b) False
- 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: sending it the same day? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a polite sign-off (b) adding demands (c) thanking each person (d) a short note
- 18.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming one detail (b) sending it the same day (c) a short note (d) waiting two weeks
- 20.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding demands (b) thanking each person (c) a long essay (d) misspelling their name
- 22.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a short note (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) naming one detail
- 23.💌 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 with a gift (d) only if you won
- 24.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 25.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 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: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) a polite sign-off (c) a short note (d) spelling names right
- 29.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it asks for marks (b) it shows you listened (c) it shows off (d) it fills space
- 30.True or false: “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
- 31.💌 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
- 32.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
- 33.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) waiting two weeks (b) misspelling their name (c) naming one detail (d) a long essay
- 35.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) your interest (b) the thanks (c) the sign-off (d) a detail you recall
- 36.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a long essay? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
- 37.💌 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) the thanks (c) your interest (d) the sign-off
- 38.💌 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
- 39.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) short and specific (b) full of demands (c) a copy-paste (d) long and general
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a long essay (c) spelling names right (d) a copied template
Answer key
- True
- within 24 hours
- all of them
- a long essay
- True
- adding demands
- the sign-off
- sending it the same day
- a detail you recall
- a poor note habit
- misspelling their name
- your interest
- the sign-off
- False
- False
- a good note habit
- adding demands
- a poor note habit
- waiting two weeks
- a poor note habit
- thanking each person
- asking for the result
- yes, it is still polite
- a good note habit
- True
- True
- False
- a copied template
- it shows you listened
- True
- the sign-off
- a good note habit
- True
- naming one detail
- the thanks
- a poor note habit
- a detail you recall
- the thanks
- short and specific
- spelling names right
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