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