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