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