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