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