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