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