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