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