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