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